Service Contract No 2007 / 147-446 Strategic ... - Swaziland

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Institutional ActorNational WaterAuthority (NWA)Description / relevance to the NAS• Water Control Unit, whose mandate includes water quality and quantity,Activities of this section include control of the quantity of water abstractedfor use by irrigated agriculture; to be technical advisor, secretary andexecutive officer to the Water Apportionment Board; and to not onlycontrol water pollution, but specifically the quality of effluent resulting fromthe use of water by industry. Specifically the section is responsible formonitoring the water quality in the country's rivers so as to advise thedepartment and interested stakeholders on the water quality situation.A Laboratory Section carries out effluent and water analysis tests, andwater quality sampling.• Rural Water Supply Branch, to provide clean safe drinking water suppliesto residents in the rural areas.The National Water Authority (NWA) was formed in April 2003 inaccordance the Water Act (No. 7 of 2003). The Authority advises theminister responsible for water affairs and it also provides direction on waterissues such as policy development and other related issues in the land.The NWA will consist of up-to fifteen members, appointed by the MNRE.Four are senior officials from the MNRE; MEPD; MOA, and MoHSW. Threeare appointed by the Minister nominated by each of the following: SSA;Swaziland Citrus Board (SCB); and Swaziland Chamber of Commerce andIndustry (SCCI). The Minister appoints three members who representAssociations, Co-operatives and individuals on Swazi Nation Land (SNL).There are five nominated representatives for each of the five River BasinAuthorities (RBAs) (yet to be established) who sit on NWA.The functions of the NWA include, inter alia, to:• prepare, and update, the Water Resources Master Plan;• advise the Minister on the promulgation of regulations with respect to thesetting of fees or charges for covering operation, cost and maintenance ofgovernment works, application fees, fees for appeals or charges for useof water;• oversee the work of and provide policy criteria and direction to the Boardand Project Boards, River Basin Authorities (RBAs), and task forces andto approve their budgets before they are submitted to the Minister;• advise the Minister on policy directions relating to water affairs;• co-ordinate the work of different boards, water sector agencies andinternational water commissions;• recommend policy with respect to the issue, renewal, amendment orcancellation of permits;• monitor and recommend policy direction and guidelines to the Swazilandmember of the Tripartite Permanent Technical Committee (TPTC) and theJoint Water Commission (JWC) and any other international watercommission;• review and consider recommendations from the TPTC, JWC and anyother international water commission and make recommendationsthereon to the Minister; determine the proper management of works andensure that periodic safety inspections are made of all works• consider, approve, amend or reject water development proposals.RDMU (Strategic Environmental Assessment of the National Adaptation Strategy) - Page 144
Institutional ActorSwaziland SugarAssociation (SSA)Swaziland Water andAgricultureDevelopmentEnterprise (SWADE)Description / relevance to the NAS• recommend to the Minister the adoption of water quality objectives;• recommend to the Minister time limits for renewal of permits;• cause to be maintained, expanded and continued, the collection ofhydrological, meteorological or other water related data and to arrange forthe collecting and making available to the Authority, to the Board and tothe public of all such data as may be obtained.An umbrella organisation equally owned by the cane growers and themillers of sugar cane. Its mandate is to promote the efficient production aswell as the optimal marketing of the country’s sugar. Sugar cane growing isonly allowed through a quota issued by the Sugar Industry Quota Board.Marketing of all sugar produced in Swaziland is through the SSA; theproceeds from the sales are distributed based on an agreed sharingstructure; the SSA makes payment to the three millers, who in turn areresponsible for onward distribution to the growers.SSA also provides technical services to assist the industry raise operationalefficiency, especially at field level. This includes assisting smallholder canegrowers working on SNL through training, extension services and irrigationadvice (this function the SSA is sourcing from the mills through the OutgrowerDepartments).In 2001 SSA received certification under the ISO 9001:2000, a qualitymanagement system designed to place operations at a systematic,consistent level.Swaziland Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise (SWADE) is acompany wholly owned by Government; it is controlled and monitored as aPublic Enterprise, in terms of the Public Enterprise (Control & MonitoringAct, 1989). It operates under a Board of Directors, which is responsible forthe overall policy direction. SWADE falls under the Ministry of Agriculture.SWADE is mandated by Government “to facilitate the planning andimplementation of the Komati Downstream Development Project and theLower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Project, and any other large waterprojects that Government may assign from time to time.”SWADE plays the role of facilitator rather than manager of projects; thisensures that the affected communities control their development. SWADE iscomposed of a multi-disciplinary team of advisors and trainers who enablebeneficial national development and community integrity in the ProjectDevelopment Areas.SWADE has two broad national objectives that it seeks to fulfil, namely; 1.Promoting participation of smallholder farmer organizations in irrigatedagriculture and development of other enterprises as part of povertyeradication programme for rural areas; and 2. Enhancing private sectordevelopment through the active participation of small and mediumenterprises (SMEs) in agricultural development.RDMU (Strategic Environmental Assessment of the National Adaptation Strategy) - Page 145
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sustainable business. Based on ISO
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