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Water Reforms In Zimbabwe
Formation of Catchment Councils
CONTENTS
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BRIEF HISTORY OF STAKEHOLDER INSTITUTUTIONS
EVOLUTION OF THE INSTITUTIONS
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THE ROLE OF CCs
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OLD INSTITUTIONAL SETUP
CURRENT INSTITUTIONAL SETUP
DESIRED INSTITIONAL SETUP
BRIEF HISTORY
MEMBERSHIP
POWERS
FUNCTIONS
CONCLUSION
BRIEF HISTORY OF
STAKEHOLDER INSTITUTUTIONS
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Institutional reforms dates back to the 70s
The Water Act of 1976 introduced Water
Development Advisory Council (WDACs)
based on Catchments
Water Act revision of 1984 introduce
Riverboards
1994 a National Steering Committee introduced
to develop a WRMS
BRIEF HISTORY (cont.)
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Water Act Revision of 1998 Introduced
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Catchment and Subcatchment Councils
abolished WDAC and River-boards
2000 Catchment institutions operationalized
2000 WRMS NSC was Disbanded (debate NSC)
2002 Association of Catchment Councils
Launched
Sept 2002 ZACPRO NSC Launched
EVOLUTION OF WATER
INSTITUTIONS
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Local informal stakeholder groups (where there
are few users and plenty of water)
Localised formal groups that do not interact
(where there are localised problems but plenty of
water)
Localised groups, formalised with defined
structure of interaction and co-ordination (where
water problems are shared by many upstream
and downstream)
Old institutional Set up
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Institution have no relation to each other
1994 WRMS NSC
NATIONAL
( WRMS)
1976 WDAC
CATCHMENT
(Rivers System Plans)
1984 Riverboards
Combined irrigation schemes
ICA
(conservation Areas)
Scheme specific
Current Institutional Set up
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Inter-linked and relate to each other
CC Forum
ZACPRO NSC
National Level
Catchment Councils (CC)
Catchment Level
Sub-Catchment Councils
Sub-Catchment
Combined Schemes
Scheme specific
Desired institutional Set up
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Technical Functions
Basin Inst. ZAMCOM
Basin resource allocation
National Steering Com.
National resource Distribution
Catchment Councils
Sub Catch. Councils
CS, Water User Ass.
Water Utilities etc.
Catchment resource distribution
Permit resource distribution
Consumer resource distribution
Desired institutional Set up (cont.)
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Operational Functions
Basin Inst. ZAMCOM
National Steering Com.
Catchment Councils
Sub Catch. Councils
CS, Water User Ass.
Water Utilities etc.
Negotiation
Strategic Planning
Water Budgeting & allocation
Water Accounting (river)
Operational
Desired Institutional (cont.)
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Government involvement
Basin Inst. ZAMCOM
National Steering Com.
Catchment Councils
Sub Catch. Councils
CS, Water User Ass.
Water Utilities etc.
Gvt takes the lead
Gvt participates
Government observes and directs
Govt observes & regulate
Government regulate
Brief History of catchment Councils
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Water Development Advisory Councils
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Mazoe pilot project
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Mupfure Pilot Project
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Formation of Catchment Councils.
Water Development Advisory Councils
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The WDACs had a responsibility to plan water resources,
on behalf of stakeholder in river systems.
The WDAC were only active in the late 70s and early 80s
but latter became dormant.
In the 90s the institutions were found not to be serving the
interests of all the water users minority of the society hence
new institutions were introduced
they were upgrade: RWA was upgrade to ZINWA, river
boards to Sub-catchment councils and WDAC to
Catchment councils.
New institution have expanded roles, powers and
geographic area of responsibility
Mazoe pilot project (stakeholder driven)
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The history of catchment and sub-catchment councils
started at a workshop in Bindura 1996
an interim working group was established to form
Mazoe catchment council and the sub catchment
councils.
At the on set this group was stakeholder driven
Government official were technical
a number of committees were formed as back up to the
working group:
Mazoe pilot (cont.)
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the catchment Planning committee
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water availability,
division of the sub-catchment,
preparation of catchment plans,
preparation of an allocation system etc
the logistics committee
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to find ways of accessing the people in the Mazoe
to decide on the logistical arrangements eg
seminars and works shops.
Mazoe pilot (cont.)
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Public relations committee
– to devise on means of interfacing with the public
– making sure that people knew their role in the
process
The fund raising committee
– to devise means of accessing funds to finance
publicity material, workshops, travel costs etc.
a secretariat that had
– to do day to day work
– to co-ordinate these committees,
– provide secretarial and secretariat services.
Mazoe pilot (cont.)
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A number of problems were encountered
– finances, logistics, talking the same language and to
understand each other.
– lower tears were facilitated through political structure
and the lowest level was the Ward.
Water User Boards: chairman was automatically a member
of the sub-catchment council
Sub-catchment councils: chairmen and vice chairmen were
appointed to the catchment council
Catchment Councils: members elected chairmen and vice
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The process took a period of about 1 year
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Mupfure Pilot Project (gvt driven)
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Mupfure pilot project was borne out of documentation
prepared by consultants.
the project was approved by a donor hence it was fully
funded,
the two pilot projects stated at the same time & they
inlaunched their catchment councils at about the same.
The delay for Mupfure was on the documentation
approval process.
it gained groung on implementation because of access
to finances and the process had already been
prescribed.
Mupfure Pilot (cont.)
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The project had a manager, a chief executive and
supporting staff.
the strategy was to work with target groups divided on
sectoral lines e.g. rural and re-settlement,urban centres etc.
It did not take long to appoint members of the subcatchment councils. However, it took a bit of time to come
up with members from the resettlement and rural areas.
First water user associations were formed. From were
representatives to the sub-catchment councils were
elected.
The chairmen and vice chairmen were automatically made
members of the catchment council
Formation of Catchment Councils
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The ZINWA Act and Water Act of 1998 were to be
operational on the 1st of January 2000.
Therefore, there was pressure to establish the ZINWA
board whose 4 members came the Catchment
Councils
the quickest way to have these people in place had to
be adopt, thus the Mupfure approach was adopted
country wide.
by the end of 1999 seven catchment councils namely,
Sanyati, Mazoe, Save, Runde, Mzingwani, Gwayi and
Manyame had been formed.
Formation (cont.)
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The Mazoe system took a longer time to develop but at
full development people were already aware of the
purpose of their mission.
the Mupfure method was quicker to establish but the
people elected did not know what they were supposed to
do,
It took exactly a year for the people elected in the new CC
to be in control of the situation a period equal to that
spend establishing Mazoe Catchment Council.
hence would like to believe the that both systems were
equally good.
Catchment Council membership
 Rural
district councils,
 large scale and small scale miners,
 large scale and small scale farmers,
 communal and resettlement farmers,
 urban local authorities and industrialists,
 and other government institutions
Election of Catchment Council
members
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Members are nominated by the sub-catchment councils to
be on the catchment councils
The chairman and vice-chairman are elected by the these
people from the group.
One third is supposed to leave office and be replaced after
a year. This is done to allow knowledge transfer from the
old member.
The catchment councils are expected to funded from a
water levy fund administered by ZINWA
a treasurer, elected at an annual general meeting, keeps
the council’s financial record.
Functions of Catchment Councils
 Preparation
of outline plans in conjunction with
ZINWA, for its river system
 determine and grant water permits
 regulate and supervise the exercise of permit with
respect to the river system
 supervise the performance of sub-catchment
councils
 ensure users comply with the provisions of the Water
Act
Powers of Catchment Councils
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Employ or discharge persons conducting it
affairs
Pay expenses allowances or fees to member
attending meetings
Defend legal proceedings on behalf of
committee
Pay salary or wages to members engaged by
NSC
Meetings of Catchment Councils
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catchment council have the following meeting
and two thirds represent a quorum:
 An annual general meeting of stakeholder
representatives
- receive and consider chairmen’s report
- consider adoption of accounts
- elect new member to fill vacancies
- select treasurer
- consider other matter
Meetings (cont.)
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an extra ordinary annual general meeting following a
petition by not less than on quarters of members
when the requested by a stake holder group or a group
of sub-catchment councils sharing a public stream
A week after any sub catchment council meeting of
with it has the notice
Work Currently of High Priority
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Understanding water management in general
Preparation of catchment outline plans
Revision of water rights
Allocation of Water permits
Collection of Water levies
Regulate and supervise the exercise of permit
ensure measuring devices are in place to facilitate
water measurements
monitor flows and water use in accordance with a
permit
CONCLUSION
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History of stakeholder organisation has come a long way
The role of the NSC is derived from our experience and
what we intend to achieve in future
The primary role of the NSC is the strategic planning of the
national water resource
It is viewed as an appendage to gvt and advises gvt on
stakeholder need
The success of the NSC depends on the history of water
management and its importance to activities of the people
Sustainable financing for the NSC is also key to its
continued existence