SADC launches water programme

Thursday, April 08, 2010

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional Water Demand Management Programme, described as a tool that will contribute to SADC's goal of regional integration and poverty reduction through efficient use of water in the region, was launched in Gaborone yesterday.

Officially launching the programme at Cresta Lodge, deputy permanent secretary in the Ministry of Mineral, Energy and Water Resources, Boikobo Paya, underlined the importance of water resources saying seven of the eight Millennium Development Goals(MDGS) cannot be achieved without water.

He said water management supports the SADC objectives of poverty reduction, food security, energy security and industrial development, as well as being an instrument to promote peace and cooperation amongst member states.

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