The application of IWRM has begun in the Zambezi Basin, and effective IWRM will become a reality when:

• All stakeholders including women at all levels are involved in decision-making over water resources management.
• Stakeholders are sensitised to understand their role and the challenges associated with IWRM, and appropriate capacity is built within the Basin.
• Resources are mobilised to ensure that water plays its role in unlocking socio-economic development in the SADC region and in particular in the eight countries sharing the water resources of the Zambezi River.
• A strategy is devised to ensure sustainability of institutions through innovative methods and commitment of the regional leadership.