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PROGRESS WITH

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REVISED

RISDP 2015-2020

DIRECTORATE OF POLICY, ing some of its key deliverables into proj-
PLANNING AND RESOURCE ects has become one way that the Secre-
tariat is accelerating delivery of results of
MOBILISATION these major guiding strategies.
SADC has put in place the requisite ca-
pacity for the attainment of results through
increased ef ciency and ef ectiveness of its
Background and Rationale project implementation. While there are
Implementation of signif cant and specif c many tasks to be completed in order to
key results in pursuit of the regional inte- achieve the key results of these major cor-
gration agenda has the distinct advantage porate strategies over a period of time, op-
of pooling together specialist human re- erating through projects allows for key
40 sources, f nancial resources and time con- tasks to be lif ed of the major operating en-
sistently applied to the achievement of that vironment and to be focused on a specif c
single target result. It is a way of intensify- project to achieve the intended results
ing ef orts towards the achievement of a within a specif c period.
specif c result. T is is the project approach T e project design and management
of pursuing results that SADC has adopted task of the Secretariat is now resourced
over the years with the aim of accelerating with a specif c unit mandated to enhance
certain aspects of its regional integration the capacity of the Secretariat to improve
agenda to achieve results through the Re- ef ciency and ef ectiveness in the manage-
gional Indicative Strategic Development ment of projects. Among other key targets,
Plan (RISDP) and the Strategic Indicative the unit is tasked with building the capacity
Plan for the Organ on Politics, Defence and of the Secretariat on project management;
Security Cooperation (SIPO). strengthening internal controls in project
Development and management of proj- management; ensuring the expedited im-
ects at the Secretariat has emerged as a dis- plementation of projects funded by the In-
tinct area of operation for the delivery of ternational Cooperating Partners; and
results of the RISDP and the SIPO over the ensuring ef ectiveness and ef ciency in the
years. As wide and complex as the Secre- delivery of project results.
tariat’s mandate is, organising and packag- In addition, at its meeting held in
Windhoek, Namibia in March 2019, the
Council of Ministers directed the Secre-
tariat to prepare comprehensive reports on
programmes and projects funded by devel-
opment partners, which would present
progress made and emerging issues. T e di-
rective was that the reports are to be sub-
mitted annually in March to Council. As a
result, Secretariat now produces regular
comprehensive reports on all projects under
both Channel 1 and Channel 2, which are
presented to the March Council of Ministers