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SADC Communities of Practice

The Community of Practice of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) National Planning Entities (NPEs) is comprised of five forums focusing on the strategic priority areas of the Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP 2020-2030) and SADC Vision 2050. It is constituted of thematic pillars, clustered around development planning and policy issues, and serving as the main vehicles for the substantive work of SADC. Each forum provides a space for expert discussion, knowledge sharing, and networking, avoiding both siloed approaches and reinventing the wheel in responding to changing regional and country needs.

Peace, Security & Good Governance

This forum provides a space for development planners, experts, researchers, and stakeholders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) National Planning Entities (NPEs) to discuss, share, and harness knowledge directed towards achieving peace, security, and political stability, which are essential for socioeconomic development in the SADC region. This includes issues related to the following thematic areas:

Early warning systems
Political cooperation, democracy, good governance, rule of law, human rights, and human security.
Defense and security system

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Industrial Development & Market Integration

This forum provides a space for development planners, experts, researchers, and stakeholders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) National Planning Entities (NPEs) to discuss, share, and harness knowledge directed towards realising an industrialised regional economy that utilises its natural resources sustainably. This includes issues related to the following thematic areas:

Industrialization
Trade
Agriculture
Financial Markets
Monetary policies
Investments
Macroeconomic stability

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Infrastructure Development in Support of Regional Integration

This forum provides a space for development planners, experts, researchers, and stakeholders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) National Planning Entities (NPEs) to discuss, share, and harness knowledge, directed toward the economic transformation of the SADC region, through front-loading industrialisation in the context of evolving technologies, infrastructure development, and regional integration. This includes issues related to the following thematic areas:

Energy
Transport
Water
Meteorology
ICT

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Social & Human Capital Development

This forum provides a space for development planners, experts, researchers, and stakeholders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) National Planning Entities (NPEs) to discuss, share, and harness knowledge, directed toward the social and human capital development, by ensuring that socio-economic development is achieved in a human-centered, inclusive, and sustainable manner. This includes issues related to the following thematic areas: