In 1987, the then Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference (SADCC), which is now the Southern African Development Community (SADC), adopted the Zambezi River Action Plan (ZACPLAN). The objective of ZACPLAN is to achieve environmentally sound planning and management of water and related sources in the Zambezi River Basin. The Zambezi Action Plan Project 6, Phase II (ZACPRO 6.2) project was designed upon the vision that the eight riparian states, namely Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania Zambia and Zimbabwe will achieve a higher and sustainable socio-economic development for all, through equitable and sustainable utilization of the shared water resources of the Zambezi River Basin. One of the main focuses of the project is the development of an Integrated Water Resources Management Strategy.