INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

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Ministry of Water and Environment Directorate of Water Development (DWD) National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC)

POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK National Water Policy, 1999

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National Water and Sewerage Corporation Act, 2000 Water Act, 1997

Water Resources Regulations, 1998

ACTION POINTS FOR LEGISLATORS 

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Water is a key strategic resource and access to clean water is a fundamental human right. As such maintaining good water quality and adequately managed aquatic resources is essential for advancing development and promoting a healthy population. Controlling industrial pollution and soil erosion to ensure good water quality should be a key interest of the Legislature. Water resource use planning needs to be improved, par- ticularly as water resources are increasingly being used for commercial agriculture and hydropower. There is need to create strong institutions by filling the ex- isting capacity gaps, allocating adequate funds and equip- ping personnel with skills for meaningful management of water resources, particularly in rural and poor urban areas. For instance the handling of issues related to the trans-boundary nature of River Nile requires a strong leg- islature to avoid resource conflicts and degradation.