For the Blue Deal Mozambique, Robert Boonstra and Bert Jager are working on licensing and enforcement of discharges. These topics are part of Component 2 of the Blue Deal Partnership, concerning water quality.
In April we held a first Skype meeting with our Mozambican colleagues to discuss the ideas for the pilots at the 3 ARAs. We are now several consultations further and have defined almost all the pilot areas. The next step is to conduct research into the licensing and enforcement of discharges and their effect in the pilot areas.
The purpose of this is to get an image of the current local situation, where things are going well, and if there are gaps in knowledge, cooperation or implementation. If there are gaps on a local scale we expect them also for the whole area of the ARA. It is expected that there will be a lack of cooperation and knowledge sharing between the various governmental organizations. These opportunities to improve will be presented in the planned workshop in November 2021. This workshop will also be attended by other governmental organizations. During this workshop, we will make a start for a strategic action plan for improvement.
