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Preparation of Climate Resilient Water Resources

PRESENTATION Investment
TITLEStrategy
and Lesotho-Botswana Water Transfer Multipurpose
Presented by: Transboundary Project
Name Surname
Directorate
Date
Briefing to the Continuation of the Integrated Vaal River
System Reconciliation Strategy Study (Phase 2) meeting

13 March 2019

Presented by: Christo Dudenski:

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Project Background
• Study follows the ORASECOM IWRM Plan (2014)
• Study procured and managed by ORASECOM. Member
states share the costs of the study for Comp. I & II.
Namibia is only an observer for Comp. III & IV.
• Study structured into four components :
– Component I: Climate Resilient Water Resources
Investment Plan;
– Component II: Operationalisation of the Integrated
Water Resources Management Plan;
– Component III: Pre-feasibility study for the Lesotho
to Botswana Water Transfer (L-BWT) Project;
– Component IV: Feasibility Study for the Dam on
Makhaleng River in Lesotho. 2

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Orange/Senqu Basin and main

sub-systems

Comp. I and II: Climate Resilient Investment

Plan & Operationalization of IWRMP
• Update the Core Scenario of the IWRM Plan to include
the L-BWT and estimate the Climate Change Effects;
• Optimise the IWRM Plan Core Scenario through an
economic approach, develop a Financial Strategy and
update the basin wide investment plan approved by
ORASECOM by including new projects;
• Undertake a comprehensive assessment of existing
policies, institutional arrangements and structures;
• Prepare a road map for operationalization of the IWRM
Plan’s ten strategic actions;
• Develop Terms of Reference and cost estimates for 10
selected strategic actions.
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Components III and IV: Lesotho – Botswana

Water Transfer Project (L-BWTP)
Component III: Pre-Feasibility Study for L-BWTP
• Component III, Phase 1: Identification of options:
– Validation of the water requirements;
– Assessment of the water resource in Makhaleng;
– Selection of competitive options: dam sites and
conveyance routes;
• Component III, Phase 2: Pre-Feasibility Study:
– For selected dams in the Makhaleng River
– For selected conveyance systems
Component IV: Feasibility Study for Makhaleng
Dam 5

Lesotho-Botswana
Orange River Water Transfer
Basin
Distance +-600km
Height Difference -
450m

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Current Study Status

• Study duration: 24 months
• Study commencement: 1 August 2018
• Integration and information transfer with DWS
planning processes taking place for alignment
purposes (including this Continuation of the
Integrated Vaal River System Reconciliation
Strategy Study (Phase 2))
• Certain Draft reports for Components I, II and III
produced
• Awaiting comments from ORASECOM