African Transboundary River Basin Support Programme: Case of the Orange – Senqu River in Botswana Lesotho, Namibia and

South Africa

FINAL PROJECT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING

28 June 2011Gaborone Sun: Gaborone Botswana

Purpose:

To support institutional strengthening and to build the capacity of institutions for the implementation of priority projects and development of water conservation and environmental strategies and policies in the Orange-Senqu River basin.

RESULT 1 - STRENGTHENINGRESULT 1 - STRENGTHENING

Outputs

Legal Analysis (uploaded)

Institutional Analysis (uploaded)

Visits to;- Transboundary Waters Conference – Greece- ICPDR – Austria- Senegal River Authority- International RiverSymposium – Australia

Office staff appointed

RESULT 1 – STRENGTHENING – OVI’sRESULT 1 – STRENGTHENING – OVI’s

Task Team functioning improves and they provide implementable recommendations to Council.

ORASECOM legal mandate better understood.

ORASECOM has a clear Strategy.

Parties perceptions on the importance of ORASECOM changes.

Technical visits are made to other RBOs.

An Office Administrator is appointed.

RESULT 2 - CAPACITY BUILDINGRESULT 2 - CAPACITY BUILDING

Contributions to the FGEF Training Needs Assessment

The following training courses have been delivered.

June 2009 – International Water Law

February 2010 – SADC Treaties

February 2010 – Negotiation Skills

RESULT 2 - CAPACITY BUILDING – OVI’sRESULT 2 - CAPACITY BUILDING – OVI’s

FGEF needs capacity assessment includes recommendations from the project.

Training courses for ORASECOM are held.

Capacity of the trained staff improves.

RESULT 3 – MONITORING NETWORKSRESULT 3 – MONITORING NETWORKS

The following outputs have been produced

Notes on the TDA.

Transboundary Water Quality Monitoring Programme – (uploaded)

Fitness for Use map and report – (uploaded)

A review of the water quality component of the TDAMethods for displaying ‘fitness for use’ and aquatic ecosystem health developed and accepted by Council.A fitness for use display system is accepted by ORASECOMA fitness for use map is produced.A framework for determining water resource quality and setting objectives developed.

RESULT 3 – MONITORING NETWORKS – OVI’SRESULT 3 – MONITORING NETWORKS – OVI’S

RESULT 4 – AWARENESS RAISINGRESULT 4 – AWARENESS RAISINGThe following outputs have been achieved;

ORASECOM profiled at 13 Events in all Member States

Awareness programme for political decision makers

Proposals for stakeholder participation (final draft)

A range of awareness materials

- Videos (2), Newsletters (3), Calendars (2). Mousepads, Press Releases, Booklets (2), Folders, pens, Flash Drives..etc..

RESULT 4 – AWARENESS RAISING -OVI’sRESULT 4 – AWARENESS RAISING -OVI’sORASECOM Events in each basin states.Newsletter is produced bi-annually.Structures for stakeholder participation in place, and stakeholder meetings held.Awareness of ORASECOM’s mandate improved among stakeholdersAwareness of the water resources status of the basin improved among stakeholders.Awareness materials are produced and disseminatedAwareness raising materials on transboundary water presented to political decision makers.

OTHER COMMUNICATIONS INPUTSOTHER COMMUNICATIONS INPUTS

Communications Strategy (April 2010)

Communications Plan (April 2010)

CTT established and operational

Proposal made for a Communications Specialist in the Secretariat (ToR)

RESULT 5 – BASIN WIDE PLANRESULT 5 – BASIN WIDE PLAN

The following outputs have been produced;

Windhoek Principles (final draft)

Outcomes of the Delphi process (final draft)

AEH Monitoring programme designed (uploaded)

Training course on AEH held.

RESULT 5 – BASIN WIDE PLAN - OVIsRESULT 5 – BASIN WIDE PLAN - OVIs

Council endorses Principles Key basin wide issues for developing the IWRM Plan are agreed by Council.A programme implementation plan is developed by ORASECOM and accepted by CouncilMethods and sampling sites for determining aquatic ecosystem health are agreed.IWRM training courses held.

RESULT 6 – BASIN WIDE PLANRESULT 6 – BASIN WIDE PLAN

The following outputs have been produced;

Scoping Report on Urban Pollution Problems (final draft)

Joint Basin Survey - Survey Manual- Process Design Manual- Booklet on Survey- State of the Orange-Senqu System Report

RESULT 6 – BASIN WIDE PLAN OVI’sRESULT 6 – BASIN WIDE PLAN OVI’s

Basin wide assessments of aquatic ecosystem health are endorsed by the ORASECOM Council.Basin wide map of aquatic ecosystem health produced.ORASECOM issues recommendations for urban waste water management

SUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABILITYSustainability can only be secured through the actions of the other projects.Recommendations from the Delphi process (which should be presented formally to Council.On-going support needs to take cognisance of the recommendations if endorsed by Council.Support for a further Joint Basin Survey.The transboundary water quality monitoring programme needs site specific trigger values.Inter-laboratory calibration and QA/QC procedures. The AEH monitoring programme needs to be gradually implemented.Proposals on Stakeholder Participation have to be formally presented to Council.

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FINANCIAL REPORTFINANCIAL REPORT

Programme Estimate BudgetSpend

Startup € 34.7 k 30.4%

PE 1 €462.9 k57.3%

PE2 €480.2 k87.5%

Overall €880.1 k 79.0%

USE OF CONSULTANCY RESOURCESUSE OF CONSULTANCY RESOURCES

Team leader – Available 42 mm, Used 40

ICTS – Available 21 mm, Used 21

Category I – Available 25 mm, Used 25

Category II – Available 10 mm, Used 10

DONOR COORDINATIONDONOR COORDINATION

Improved considerably since Secretariat offices established.

More formal interaction would have improved results.

Capacity to absorb volume of support remained a concern.

Good opportunities like JBS, but probably not used to their full potential.

PROJECT MANAGEMENTPROJECT MANAGEMENT

Improved considerably since Secretariat offices established and appointment of the Water Resources Specialist

One of the key successes is that this project has always been housed and worked in close cooperation with the Secretariat.

APPROVAL OF THE FINAL REPORTAPPROVAL OF THE FINAL REPORT