Abstract Achieving effective management of transboundary basins requires the necessary professional capacity to develop and implement appropriate water resources management policies and legislation ( Ashton and Turton, 2005 ; Tropp, 2007 ). In Southern Africa, this was currently limited and impeded efforts towards shared vision, benefit-sharing, and harmonized institutional frameworks for transboundary waters. In this ‘message from the field’, we report on capacity development programs in the Southern Africa Development Community, initiated by WaterNet and several partners, that enhanced human knowledge and skills, and triggered transformative policies and institutional frameworks thereby creating an enabling environment for tri-basin agreements.

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能力发展如何导致在南部非洲发展共同体中建立三流域协议

摘要 实现跨界流域的有效管理需要必要的专业能力来制定和实施适当的水资源管理政策和立法（Ashton 和 Turton，2005 年；Tropp，2007 年）。在南部非洲，这目前是有限的，阻碍了跨界水域的共同愿景、利益分享和协调一致的体制框架的努力。在这个“来自实地的信息”中，我们报告了由 WaterNet 和几个合作伙伴发起的南部非洲发展共同体的能力发展计划，这些计划增强了人类知识和技能，并引发了变革性政策和制度框架，从而为三- 流域协议。