The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and KfW Development Bank on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) have agreed on establishing a Regional Fund for Water and Basic Sanitation. The Fund will be financed with an initial grant contribution of EUR 10 million by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany through KfW. The Fund will be managed by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA).

Release date: 05-09-2012

The Sixteenth Southern Africa Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-16) was convened from 23 to 24 August 2012 in Harare, Zimbabwe, by the SADC Climate Services Centre (CSC) to formulate consensus guidance for the 2012/2013 rainfall season over the SADC region. A rainfall outlook covering the period October 2012 to March 2013 was prepared by climate scientists from the National Meteorological and/or Hydrological Services (NMHSs) of the SADC region, the CSC, and well as international cooperating partners.

REGIONAL SUMMARY

♦ 2012 SADC cereal production down by 7% … Revised estimates indicate a 2012 cereal production of 31.47 million tonnes, which represents a 7% drop over the 2011 harvest of 33.81 million tonnes. However the current production is 2% above the 5-year average of 30.78 million tonnes.(Tables 1)

PRESS RELEASE
BY DR. TOMAZ AUGUSTO SALOMÃO
THE CHAIRPERSON
OF THE COMESA-EAC-SADC TRIPARTITE
ON THE
SIGNING OF THE COMESA-EAC-SADC TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT
FOR THE JOINT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME ON
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION IN
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

16 TH JULY 2012, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

An Extra-Ordinary Meeting of Ministers of Higher Education and Training was held on the 5th of June 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Honourable Ministers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Swaziland, and Deputy Ministers from Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe attended the meeting. The Seychelles and Mauritius were represented by their Ambassadors to the Republic of South Africa, while Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, the United Republic of Tanzania were represented by Senior Officials.

Release date: 19-03-2012

Highlights

• Tropical cyclones and tropical storms bring more rain to Madagascar and Mozambique

• Dry spell affects cropping in southern parts of the region, including Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Southern Malawi, southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe

Release date: 21-02-2012

Highlights

• Tropical cyclones, depressions and torrential rains result in flooding in several countries in the eastern parts of the region, including Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, and South Africa

• Dryness negatively affects Vuli season in northern Tanzania

Regional Summary

Outlook Highlights

• Normal to above – normal rainfall is expected over the continental SADC countries.

• Most of Madagascar is expected to receive above-normal to normal total rainfall

• Heavy rainfall is forecast and is expected to bring relief to the dryness across southern Africa during the last next week of December 2011.

AFRICAN UNION (AU), SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC), ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF THE CENTRAL AFRICAN STATES (ECCAS), INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE GREAT LAKES REGION (ICGLR) AND COMMON MARKET FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA (COMESA)