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Researcher: 
Mitchell
Data entry notes: 
The text of Annex 1 to the Agreement is not available.; The text of Annex 1 to the Agreement is not available.; This Treaty provides in principle for the development and utilization of the water resources of the Komati River Basin. In particular, it makes provision (a) for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the water storage project comprising the Driekoppi es Dam on the Lomati River and the Maguga Dam on the Komati River together with the ancillary works as set out in article 4; (b) the establishment of the Komati Basin Water Authority (KOBWA), as well as for (c) all matters related thereto. The total allocations of water to the Parties shall be established according to the provisions of article 12 and Annex 3 to the Treaty. Further provisions concern general rights and obligations of the Parties relating to the Project, the procedure to be foll owed in case of "vis major" and the settlement of disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the Treaty.; FAO Descriptors: 110; 247; 208; 231; 232; 207; 244; 021; 204; 100; 248; TFDD Basin: BAS-FAOC015178;
Treaty Name and Text
Agreement Name: 
Treaty On Development And Utilization Of The Water Resources Of The Komati River Basin Between The Kingdom Of Swaziland And The Government Of The Republic Of South Africa
Alternative Treaty Name: 
Treaty On Development And Utilisation Of The Water Resources Of The Komati River Basin Between The Kingdom Of Swaziland And The Government Of The Republic Of South Africa
Possible Sources (additional): 
LEX-FAOC016751; bi-15927.doc; FAO, Legislative Study No. 61, 1997, pp. 242-265.
Signature/Entry into Force/Termination
Date IEA was signed: 
1992-03-13
Signature Year: 
1992
Treaty Type
Membership eligibility (multilateral, bilateral, etc): 
Agreement Type Level 3: 
E (environment) Code (agreement is environmental or not): 
Environmental
Source for E (environmental) code: 
Title
Text used for E (environmental) coding: 
Treaty On Development And Utilization Of The Water Resources Of The Komati River Basin Between The Kingdom Of Swaziland And The Government Of The Republic Of South Africa
Words used to code as Environmental: 
water/africa/river/utilization of the water
Lineage
Lineage: 
Not Yet Assigned
Sequence in lineage: 
100.000
Secretariat and auspices
Secretariat: 
Legacy
Hidden fields
Version: 
2007.10
Inclusion Auto-Generated: 
BEA - Bilateral Environmental Agreements
Subject: 
FreshwaterResources/Region
Category: 
ENV