Background and objective of the consultancy
The objective of this consultancy is to support ORASECOM in the development of their 2nd IWRM&I Plan including conducting the stakeholder consultations and situation analysis, modelling, implementation plan and financing strategy.
The next 10-year Orange-Senqu River basin IWRM plan shall build upon the first ten-year
2015-2024 IWRM plan including on the results of the end-term evaluation and include an investment, as well as a climate change action plan (IWRM&I Plan). The implementation period of the IWRM&I Plan will run from 2026 to 2035.
The IWRM&I Plan will include an implementation plan that identifies activities that will be implemented collectively by all the state parties through ORASECOM and the existing bilateral/trilateral institutions and those that will be implemented separately by the state parties. It will distinguish between firstly, matters which have been sufficiently studied to allow actions to be performed routinely by ORASECOM and secondly those matters on which further study or research is needed before collective action will be practical.
The IWRM&I Plan should be forward looking (10 years in scope) and provide a framework that enables the basin to realise environmental, economic and social benefits associated with better transboundary water resources management, while taking considering needs for increased investments and climate change action in the basin. The objective of the 2015-2024 IWRM Plan was set as “to provide a framework for sustainable development and management of the water resources, taking into account the need for improved distribution and equitable allocation of benefits, in order to contribute towards socio-economic upliftment of communities within the basin, and ensure future water security for the basin States.” In addition, the IWRM&I Plan should strive to link the water sector with national environmental sustainability, economic growth and poverty alleviation strategies based on the fact that IWRM is not an end in itself but rather a means to achieve economic and social development.
The IWRM&I Plan shall also help position ORASECOM to access its own financing in the future, including from climate or blended finance sources and its transition toward basin-led implementation and long-term independence
In the development of the IWRM&I Plan, particularly the results of two parallel activities of the TWM V project shall be integrated and considered:
• Review of the ORASECOM 2015-2024 IWRM Plan and delivery of a proposed structure of the 2026-2035 IWRM&I Plan
• Development of Integrated Catchment Management and Development Plans (ICMDPs) in Lesotho
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