Title: Financing challenges for effective river basin organizations in southern Africa - - Prepared for:

Funding requirements Funding is necessary for the establishment and operations of the bodies of the RBO, for the preparation of TDAs, SAP or RBMP and for the actual implementation of projects and activities. [...] 3.2.1 Core RBO funding The determinants of core RBO funding are expected to be the following: stage of the RBO, features of river basins and member states and finally the mandate, size and organizational structure of the RBO. [...] SIDA facilitated the negotiation workshop and the development of a manual outlining the steps towards the consolidation of the secretariat and the eventual functioning of the secretariat (OKACOM, 2007). [...] Mandate, organisation and size of the RBO The level of RBO funding is also determined by the RBO tasks and authority and the stage of development of the RBO. [...] 3.2.2 Funding determinants of plan preparation and implementation The size of the river basin, length of the river and the number of member states will determine the level of funding for preparation of preparation of TDA and IRBMP.