Global Water Partnership - Southern Africa

Mandate of SASC

The SASC shall take action to facilitate the development, implementation and administration of the programmes, governance, financial and other aspects essential to attain the Partnership objectives.

Functions of SASC
The SC shall implement the strategic directions and policies adopted by the partners by performing the following functions:

Steer and develop the GWP SA through the establishment of sub-committees, task forces and posts through issuing of by-laws, through work-plans, budgets and instructions for the different parts of the organisation.
Solicit resources to ensure sustainability of the Partnership and its programmes.
Decide on proposals and recommendations from sub-committees and taskforces within the organisation.
Appoint members of these sub-committees and task forces and ensure development and approval of terms of reference for these committees and task forces.
Receive and consider reports.
Present yearly activity reports to the Consulting Partners.
Present yearly financial statements to the Consulting Partners for information.
Receive and consider the auditor's report, take the necessary actions and present the report with comments to the co-operating partners.
Appoint the Regional Executive Secretary.
Supervise the partners' compliance with GWP principles.
Authorise country partnerships and other possible entities to use the name "Global Water Partnership-Southern Africa" or "GWP-SA" or in a similar way that indicates stronger links than normal partnership. Any Consulting Partner may represent itself as "Partner of the Global Water Partnership"
Convene the Meetings of the Consulting Partners when appropriate.
Convene meetings of co-operating partners when appropriate.
Promote the concepts and ideals of GWP through interacting with other stakeholders.
Ensure that GWP-SA programmes develop linkages with global and other regional programmes.

Steering Committee Composition

The SASC shall comprise 13 members out of which 7 are elected members, 4 are co-operating partners, and 2 non-voting ex-officio members. The SASC may co-opt observer members into the committee. The gender composition of the SASC shall be as equal as possible.

The SC shall consist of three sub-committees: Programme, Finance and Governance.The Programme sub-committee will ensure technical soundness and relevance of programme activities. The Finance sub-committee will work on the financial sustainability of the GWP-SA operations. The Governance sub-committee will be responsible for administrative and management policy issues of the GWP-SA. Each of these sub-committees will have a core group made up of members of the SASC, and may co-opt other members from within and outside the SASC. The SASC Chairperson will be an ex-officio member of all the sub-committees.

Terms of Reference for the SC Sub-Committees

Programmes Sub-committee

Ensure that the programme activities are technically sound and relevant to regional needs.
Monitor and evaluate the programme.
iii. Source external expertise for programme activities as and when required.
Receive and consider proposals, reports and publications.
Review regional Associated Programmes (AP) and mapping results, provide technical input into the global APs TEC activities.
Develop and update a long-term vision and strategy for GWP-SA.
Ensure that workplans are produced.
viii. Facilitate any other technical activities related to the programme.

Governance Sub-committee

Mobilise political will for the support of GWP and its programme.
Review and strengthen the capacity of the Secretariat.
Nominate SC members and other task forces.
Develop and update general membership and partnership policy.
Ensure compliance with policy issues of an administrative nature.
Facilitate the development of country partnerships.
Review and recommend audit reports.

Finance Sub-committee

Develop strategies for the financial sustainability of the GWP-SA operations.
Raise funds and other resources required for the Partnership programme.
Review and recommend expenditure reports.

Meetings of the SASC
The SC shall meet 3 times a year in ordinary sessions.

Term of Office
The period of mandate for a SASC member shall be 3 years. A member shall be free to resign from the SASC. A member shall be relieved of his/her position in the SASC for misconduct as determined by SASC in its code of conduct. A member shall also be relieved of his duties after absence from 3 consecutive meetings.

Quorum
The quorum shall be half be half plus one voting members. Decisions taken at times other than at meetings, through distant communication, will require participation of ¾ of the members

SASC MEMBERS

Osborn Shela (Chairperson)

An engineer in water resources planning and management who has participated in the formation of ZACPLAN, contributed towards development of water sector in the region as a Water Resources Liaison Officer through SADC ELMS. He was also the main consultant who produced the issues paper supporting the introduction of Global Water Partnership in southern Africa. Currently running a consultancy firm.

Mark Mujwahuzi (Chair - Programmes Sub-Committee)

A former SATAC member who specializes in research in the social aspects of water resources management. His work experience includes being a professor of water resources management at the University of Dar-es-Salaam, and serving in various activities as advisor, committee member, or consultant. For example he is currently a member of the panel of experts on the Nile River Basin, was the consultant who prepared the rural water policy for the Ministry of Water in Tanzania.

Chonzi V. Lungu (Chair - Finance Sub-Commitee)

A Geo-scientist lecturing in metallurgy at the University of Zambia interested in pollution, abstraction and treatment of water. He is currently involved in the Kafue Basin pollution issues, Zambia WDM, developing training materials on pollution for SANTREN. Lungu was one of the pioneers in the establishment of GWP-Zambia.

Kenneth Msibi (Elected Member)

A Water Resources Engineer in the Department of Water in Swaziland. At country level his responsibilities include negotiations in tripartite arrangements with South Africa and Mozambique. He co-ordinates the drafting of the new water policy, and acts as secretariat for the drafting of a new water Act for Swaziland.

SADC WSCU (Co-opertating Partner)
Representative - Obonetse Masedi

The SADC WSCU has an MoU with GWP-SA which provided for that it sits in the SASC. Molapo represents the Unit in SASC. She is a Senior Engineer with the SADC WCSU and brings experience from SADC WSCU at regional level in formulating programmes, mobilizing resources for development and implementation of projects, and securing political will and support from SADC member states.

IUCN ROSA (Co-opertating Partner)
Representative - Lenkae Thamae

IUCN-ROSA hosts GWP-SA. Hachileka is the Regional Wetlands programme officer at IUCN, and brings to SASC the experience of IUCN at regional level.

DFID (Co-opertating Partner)
Edson Warambwa

DFID in Harare has been supporting GWP activities since they started in southern Africa. Warambwa is the officer responsible for GWP-SA at DFID's Harare office.

SIDA (Co-opertating Partner)
Thomas Andersson (Co-opertating Partner)

SIDA has been providing core and programme support to GWP-SA since its establishment. Andersson is the programme officer for regional programmes on water in Southern Africa.