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 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.