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The development of the RISDP was critical considering that previously most re-
gional policies, strategies and programmes of SADC had been designed independently by
individual Sector Coordinating Units in individual Member States. For that reason, the
various policies, strategies and programmes were not properly coordinated, leading to weak
inter-sectoral linkages. The RISDP identifies and strengthens these linkages, programmes
and policies of the various sectors with a view to improving efficiency and delivery of the
SADC Programme of Action.
The RISDP and SIPO are indicative in nature and outline the necessary conditions
that should be realised towards the attainment of SADC's regional integration and devel-
opment goals. The development of both plans was therefore intended to realign SADC
priorities and to refocus regional policies and strategies to the needs and realities of an
ever-changing world, as well as to ensure that SADC is effectively able to harness its po-
tential to promote sustainable development in the region.
In formulating the RISDP and SIPO, and setting out the region’s agenda and tar-
gets, SADC took into consideration various regional, continental and international strat-
egies such as the Constitutive Act of the African Union, the Treaty establishing the African
Economic Community, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), and the
Millennium Development Goals (now Sustainable Development Goals).

4.2 RISDP Objectives and Priorities by Pillar and Sector
The RISDP is a comprehensive development and implementation framework guiding the
98 regional integration agenda of SADC. It is designed to provide clear strategic direction
with respect to SADC programmes, projects and activities in line with the SADC Common
Agenda and strategic priorities, as enshrined in the SADC Treaty of 1992.The original
plan was approved by the SADC Summit in 2003 for a 15-year period and was imple-
mented from 2005, thus the implementation timeframe was 2005-2020.
Through specific prio-
rities, programmes and tar-
Figure 4.1 Revised RISDP 2015­2020
gets, the RISDP allows all
parties involved to track
Industrial Development and Market Integration
progress and obtain gui-
dance.
After a review in 2012,
the RISDP was revised to
Infrastructure
in Support Peace and frontload industrialisation to
of Regional Security fast-track the socio-economic
Integration Cooperation goals of the region. For the
implementation of the next
phase, the RISDP was re-
vised to align the existing
priorities with available re-
sources. The main tenet of
the Revised RISDP 2015-
2020 was to promote regional
value chains and increase
value addition in selected
priority sectors, including
agro-processing, mineral
beneficiation and phar-
maceuticals in the short to
medium term.