• Adopt a clear framework for environmentally sustainable water resources development and management
• Broaden economic evaluation methods at project and programme planning levels
• Strengthen the role of planning tools such as the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
• Accord clear status, determine and give effect to water requirements for aquatic ecosystems and basic needs
• Mainstream environmental issues in water resources planning, development and mangement
• Move from restorative to preventive management
• Move to integrated water supply management, set clear water quality objectives and implement programmes for achieving these objectives
• Strengthen environmental management capacity related to water resources management
• Work in structured partnerships to address and eliminate the causes of watershed degradation
• Facilitate and support knowledge-sharing
• Develop and implement a broad awreness and communication strategy
• Encourage water conversation and demand management initiatives
• Encourage public participation in water resource management
• Promote additional studies in key areas