Protocols

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• Revised Protocol on Shared Watercourses (2000)

  Date Signed: 2000-08-07

  Type: Documents & Publications, Protocols

  Themes: Infrastructure, Water & Sanitation, Natural Resources, Water

  
  

  As much of Southern Africa relies on agriculture for its subsistence, water is of special concern for SADC. Many watercourses in the region are shared among several Member States, a situation that demands their development in an environmentally sound manner. To this end, SADC initially passed its Protocol on Shared Watercourses in the Southern African Development Community on 28th August 1995, which was revised on 7th August 2000.

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• Protocol on Health (1999)

  Entry Into Force: 2004-08-18

  Date Signed: 1999-08-18

  Type: Protocols

  Issues: HIV & AIDS

  Themes: Disaster Risk Management, Health, Pharmaceuticals, Communicable Diseases, Non-communicable Diseases, Social & Human Development

  
  

  A healthy population is a pre–requisite for the sustainable human development and increased productivity in a country. SADC recognises that close co-operation in the area of health is essential for the effective control of communicable and non-communicable diseases for addressing common concerns within the region.

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• Protocol on Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement (1999)

  Entry Into Force: 2003-11-30

  Date Signed: 1999-08-14

  Type: Protocols

  Themes: Agriculture & Food Security, Transfrontier Conservation Areas, Wildlife

  
  

  Wildlife resources in Southern Africa have the potential to affect the region’s economic development and environmental protection – two primary concerns of SADC. Therefore, SADC passed its Protocol on Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement on 18th August 1999 to establish a common framework for conservation and sustainable use of wildlife in the region.

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