Southern African Development Community

Established in 1980, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an international organisation with 15 member states: Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe (SADC 2009).

Chapter Summary

This chapter covers the following concepts and material:

• An overview of the SADC Water Sector, including SADC Water Division and instruments of the water sector in Southern Africa;
• The SADC Regional Water Policy and Strategy;
• The SADC Action Plan;
• Regional agreements that support SADC;
• The Revised SADC Water Protocol and how it relates to the principles of Integrated Water Resources Management; and
• River Basin Organisations.