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95.0%96.0%97.0%98.0%99.0%100.0%%South Africa
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Definition

Percentage of transboundary basin area within a country that has an operational arrangement for water coo¬peration. This indicator is reported at the national level by adding up the areas of transboundary basins that are covered by an operational arrangement and dividing the result by the total area of all transboundary basins within the country. For the purpose of this indicator, “basin area” is defined for surface water as the extent of the catchment, and for groundwater as the extent of the aquifer. An “arrangement for water cooperation” is a bilateral or multilateral treaty, convention, agreement or other formal arrangement between riparian countries that provides a framework for cooperation on transboundary water management. The criteria for the arrangement to be considered “operational” are based on key aspects of substantive coo¬peration in water management: the existence of a joint body, regular, formal communication between riparian countries (at least once a year), joint or coordinated management plans or objectives and a regular exchange of data and information (at least once a year).

Method of computation

No method of computation reported

Source

Dep of Water & Sanitation