The main objective of the National Strategy for Water Resources Management is to effectively implement the Water Policy, aiming to meet the basic needs of water supply for human consumption, improved sanitation, efficient use of water for economic development, water for environmental conservation, reduction of vulnerability to floods and droughts, and promoting peace and regional integration, as well as guaranteeing water resources for the development of the country. To achieve the development goals, it is necessary to implement the priority projects and water resources management plans, including, in particular: water resources assessment; monitoring of water resources; river basin management plans; disaster risk analysis and management; international rivers' management; consolidation of the Regional Water Administrations. This strategy addresses all natural aspects of water resources systems, including surface and groundwater, water quality, pollution and protection of ecosystems, water use in all sectors of the national economy, legal and institutional framework, institutional capacity building and issues related to national development and regional integration (pag. 7). This strategy aims to contribute to the sustainable and rational use of water in the various sectors for the socio-economic development of the country, by promoting investment and user involvement in operations and maintenance, taking into account the social and economic value of water. Adequate water supply should be ensured to enable the development of large and small-scale irrigation projects at country level for the benefit of small farmers, through improving food security, increasing family incomes and employment opportunities and a more balanced development. Water tariffs for irrigation must comply with the general principles of the Water Tariff Policy. Water resources should be managed in a sustainable way, so as to ensure the development of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in lakes, reservoirs and other natural or artificial bodies of water. Priority will be given to the availability of water resources for freshwater fish farming (pag. 22). The challenges in managing and developing water resources for achieving the goals of the Action Plan for the Reduction of Absolute Poverty and the Millennium Development Goals include drinking water and water sanitation, water for food security and rural development, water pollution, and ecosystem conservation, disaster mitigation and management, transboundary water resources management and benefit sharing (pag. 6). Rational use and allocation of water resources is a crucial and necessary precondition for alleviating poverty and sustainable economic growth, especially for predominantly rural areas, based on a rapidly changing economy, particularly at the levels of the mining and industrial sectors , commercial and energy (pag. 13). Detailed plans for the development of water resources for the promotion of water supply and sanitation services, agricultural development, disaster management and protection of ecosystems, including the prevention of saline intrusion into river estuaries, are urgently needed. production, and hydroelectric power generation (pag. 6).
موزامبيق · 2007-08-01