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'''Tripartite Permanent Technical Committee''' 
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|Purpose=river basin organization, advisory committee 
|Monitoring= yes 
|Monitoring Purpose= environmental monitoring 
|Organization Monitoring Issues= water quality 
|Monitoring Method= individual members perform monitoring 
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|Information Sharing Scope= institutionally - within or by the organization 
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|Water Feature=Umbeluzi River
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|Description= The multilateral committee was established 1983 and is based upon the Agreement Relative to the Establishment of a Tripartite Permanent Technical Committee, later  Tripartite Interim Agreement for Co-Operation on the Protection and Sustainable Utilisation of the Water Resources of the Incomati and Maputo Watercourses between the Republic of Mozambique, the Republic of South Africa and the Kingdom of Swaziland (IncoMaputo Agreement). It covers the Incomati, Maputo and Umbeluzi Rivers. It includes Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland. 

==Relevant Water Law Principles==
International water law principles mentioned in legally relevant documents to this organization include:  1997 Convention, equitable and reasonable use and principle of riparian community.

==Decision-making Mechanisms==
Decisions are taken by consensus

==Dispute Resolution Mechanisms==
Disputes shall be settled amicably through consultation and negotiations between parties; not been settled within one year, from date upon which such negotiations were requested, it may be submitted to arbitration; arbitral award shall be final and binding; any dispute between the countries concerning interpretation or implementation of agreement shall be settled amicably through consultation and negotiations between the parties The first instance of a dispute between parties is resolved bilaterally between disputing parties through negotiation without RBO involvement.<ref name=SchmeirRBO/> A further instance of a dispute between parties is resolved externally by a third party using an external mechanism involving third parties.<ref name=SchmeirRBO/> 

==Monitoring==
Parties shall establish comparable monitoring systems, methods and procedures; parties shall adopt a list of substances the introduction of which, into the water resources of the incomati and maputo watercourses, is to be prohibited or limited, investigated or monitored. Monitoring is performed to ensure environmental aspects and the state of the basin.

==Adaptation Mechanisms==
Specific adaptation mechanisms include: agreement may be amended at any time by mutual consent of the Parties, by an exchange of notes between the Parties through the diplomatic channels.

==Funding and Cost Share==
Funded through government contributions. Each government shall bear its own costs.<ref name=SchmeirRBO>Schmeir, Susanne. International River Basin Organization Database.  Oregon State University Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation. Accessed online April 30 2014. http://www.transboundarywaters.orst.edu/research/RBO/index.html</ref>
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|External Links={{External Link
|Link Text=International River Basin Organization database
|Link Address=http://www.transboundarywaters.orst.edu/research/RBO/index.html
|Link Description=The International RBO Database was created by Susanne Schmeir as part of her PhD research and has been incorporated into the resources hosted by the Transboundary Freshwater Disputes Database at Oregon State University. It is available in a queryable online form, data download.
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|Add References=No
|Wikify=No
|connect to www=No
|Out of Date=No
|Disputed=No
|MPOV=No
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