This Resolution is composed of two articles and one Annex. It ratifies the International Agreement between the Republics of Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland on the Protection and Sustainable Use of Incomati and Maputo Water Courses, signed in Johannesburg on 29 August 2002. The Annex, containing the text of the Agreement, is composed of 18 articles and five Annexes. It defines general principles undergoing the tripartite cooperation and rules on environmental protection requirements defining in particular principles for its sustainable use. Moreover, it establishes a Joint Committee to monitoring the implementation of the Agreement on the two target river courses. Particular attention is paid to the regulation of cooperation measures for water quality and pollution prevention, with special regards to trans-boundary effects and access to information. The Agreement also addresses cooperation during droughts and floods.
Mozambique · 2004-12-01