The overall objective of the EU project derives directly from the vision of the Revised SADC Protocol on Shared Watercourses, and is specified as follows: "to reduce poverty and food insecurity through improved management and environmental protection in the Orange - Senqu River basin." The intention of the project is to to support institutional strengthening and to build the capacity of institutions for the implementation of priority projects and development of water conservation and environmental strategies and policies in the Orange-Senqu River basin. More information at ORASECOM website.

Project Documents

• A Fitness for Use assessment of the waters of the Orange-Senqu Basin
• A Framework for Monitoring Water Resource Quality in the Orange-Senqu River Basin
• Inception Report for the EU Support to ORASECOM
• Legal Opportunities and Constraints for ORASECOM
• ORASECOM: Joint Basin Study Booklet
• Proposals for Stakeholder Participation in ORASECOM
• The ORASECOM Communications Strategy 2010-2012
• The OSAEH Programme: Orange-Senqu Aquatic Ecosystem Health Monitoring Programme