Natural Resource Management and Water Security in Southern Africa .

Southern Africa has significant biodiversity and natural resources, as well as a robust legal framework for natural resource management across borders. However, most countries in the region are water scarce or water stressed. National policies lack harmonization across countries and between sectors, and poor and vulnerable populations lack enough benefits and incentives for sustainable resource management. The goal of USAID/Southern Africa’s Resilient Waters Program is 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, we can achieve sustainable resilience with inclusive growth in southern Africa.