SADC Today Vol 21 No. 3 April 2019
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Review of regional strategy Toward SADC VISION 2050
SADC IS reviewing its regional development strategies and preparing a longer term Vision 2050. Chairperson of the SADC Council of Ministers, Hon Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, said the review will be one of the top priorities during 2019.
“The review of our flagship strategy, the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) is one of the ways through which the region would promote new and better ways of accomplishing our goals and objectives,” said Nandi-Ndaitwah who is the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of Namibia, and Deputy Prime Minister.
SADC aims to address drug abuse among youth
THE EXTENT and status of drug abuse among the youth is the subject of a regional study as SADC moves to identify methods to curb the practise. SADC has an estimated population of 350 million people of which more than 76 percent are young people aged below 35 years. The prevalence and abuse of drugs in schools, colleges and universities is a major concern in most SADC countries, and has affected youth participation in various regional activities, programmes and projects.
Strategy for the conservation of animal genetic resources
SADC IS developing a regional strategy that will guide the conservation and utilization of animal genetic resources. Animal genetic resources refer to the genetic resources of bird and animal species such as poultry, cattle and sheep, which are used for food and agricultural purposes.
Water Energy Food Nexus
As southern Africa braces for looming water, energy and food shortages, the region has made significant progress towards an integrated, or Nexus, approach to unlock the full potential of the region’s resources in order to address these challenges.
In line with the SADC Council decision in August 2018, which called for stronger collaboration between the Water, Energy and Food (WEF) sectors, a governance framework that will guide implementation of the Nexus approach is being developed by the Secretariat.
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