USAID/Southern Africa’s Resilient Waters Program
The Resilient Waters Program worked to provide access to safe drinking water and sanitation services for nearly 21 million people spanning South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, and Namibia. The project also improved management of transboundary natural resources, conserve biodiversity, and strengthen ecological infrastructure needed to maintain healthy water systems.
The goal of USAID/Southern Africa’s five-year (2018–2023) Resilient Waters Program was to build more resilient and water-secure southern African communities and ecosystems through improved management of transboundary natural resources and increased access to safe drinking water and sanitation services. Resilient Waters’ approach is based on the premise that by building the capacity of and enhancing cooperation between people and institutions at the community, national, and regional levels can help achieve sustainable resilience with inclusive growth in southern Africa. The project focused on addressing the severe water challenges facing the Limpopo River Basin and Okavango River Basin communities.
Support to the BUPUSA basins
USAID/Southern Africa’s Resilient Waters Program in line with their main objectives provided technical support and co-finance to the Government of Mozambique and the Government of Zimbabwe on improvement of the management and security of transboundary water resources through the following:
- Save Water Sharing Agreement
- BUPUSA Establishment Agreement
- Data Sharing Agreement