Orange-Senqu River Basin - Preliminary
Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis Adopted by ORASECOM
The Orange-Senqu is an internationally
significant river system, located in the territories of Lesotho, South
Africa, Botswana and Namibia. These countries rely on varying degrees on the
river as a source of water for industry, agriculture, energy, tourism,
conservation and residential uses. The basin is degraded environmentally and
continues to be threatened by anthropogenic factors.
As past experience has shown,
single sector oriented management of water resources does not solve the
problems of transboundary water resources. Consequently, integrated,
inter-country efforts are urgently required to comprehensively evaluate the
degree of ongoing degradation of the Orange-Senqu and to take action to halt
and reverse damaging trends where necessary.
Awareness of this fact has
promoted the development of a UNDP-GEF sponsored "Transboundary Diagnostic
Analysis (TDA) of the Orange-Senqu River Basin" and Strategic Action
Programme development project among four of the riparian nations. This
project aims to ensure that the quality and quantity of the water throughout
the Orange-Senqu river system meets the short and long-term needs of the
ecosystem, the communities and economies relying upon the river and its
associated resources.
The preliminary Transboundary
Diagnostic Analysis is now available. This publication focuses on transboundary problems without
ignoring national concerns and priorities and identifies information gaps,
policy distortions and institutional deficiencies.We hope to publish the document on the web in the near future.
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