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Priority B

❖ Ef cient and ef ective management of
INFRASTRUCTURE shared watercourses and improved de-
velopment of strategic water infrastruc-
ture;
❖ Provision of adequate, integrated and ef -
cient transport infrastructure and serv-
ices;
MANDATE OF DIRECTORATE
❖ Supply of adequate energy in the region;
❖ Universal access to af ordable Informa-
T e primary function of the Directorate of tion Communication Technologies
Infrastructure is to facilitate and coordinate (ICT);
the transformation of the region into an in- ❖ Timely and credible meteorological and
56 tegrated economy by promoting the provi- climate information; and,
sion of adequate, interconnected, ❖ Investment in regional infrastructure
cost-ef ective and ef cient regional infra- development.
structure. T e overall goal of the Directorate
is Infrastructure in Support of Regional In-
tegration and Poverty Alleviation. T e spe- MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS FOR 2019/20
cif c objective is to ensure the availability of
suf cient, integrated, ef cient and cost-ef ec- T e achievements and challenges of the dif-
tive infrastructure and the provision of sus- ferent sectors during the period under re-
tainable services to support, promote and view were:
sustain regional economic development, in-
dustrialisation, trade, investment and agri-
culture for poverty alleviation. WATER
T e expected results are strengthened re-
gional development, connectivity and eco- Groundwater Provision
nomic competitiveness, improvement in T rough the SADC Groundwater Manage-
services, a conducive and enabling environ- ment Institute, SADC is implementing a
ment for investment in infrastructure, and re- number of pilot water-supply schemes in all
duction in the cost of doing business across the Member States that submitted proposals for
region. T e Regional Infrastructure Develop- funding support through the small-grant
ment Master Plan (RIDMP), the infrastruc- project component of the regional pro-
ture strategic plan for the region, is the gramme. At least three of the schemes have
principal mechanism for implementing Prior- been completed and these are in Botswana,
ity B of the Regional Indicative Strategic De- Malawi and Zimbabwe.
velopment Plan (RISDP), which specif cally The completed projects in Malawi are
deals with Infrastructure Development in Sup- in the Chimbiya community in Dedza Dis-
port of Regional Integration. trict. The Chimbiya community, approxi-
Outcomes of the interventions of the Di- mately 60km from Lilongwe, will no longer
rectorate are motivated by the following Key travel long distances to access potable
Result Areas:
water. This follows the successful comple-