RISDP

Acronym	Definition
RISDP	Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan

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The SADC framework for human security: RISDP and SIPO

These are the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) and its political programme which the Strategic Indicative Plan for the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation (SIPO) embodies.

Comprehensive and holistic human security for a post-colonial Southern Africa: A conceptual framework

"The distinction between the Trade Protocol and the RISDP is important," says Tralac executive director Trudi Hartzenberg.

Regional integration a step closer: SADC launched its Free Trade Area at its summit in Johannesburg, but as tom Nevin reports, much has yet to be done, especially in transport infrastructure, before the full inter-regional benefits will be enjoyed

Under the RISDP, member states have pledged to integrate their markets, cooperate and work closely in areas such as regional infrastructure development, energy, agriculture, trade and industry, tourism, education, health and many others.

Botswana female journos toast of SADC awards

While the RISDP failed to consider the adverse effects that processes of unequal development could exert on both the consolidation of democracy at the national level and interstate cooperation at the regional level, the fact that SADC formulated neither an industrialisation strategy, nor a social development program in order to complement its trade liberalisation agenda, contributed to further entrenching the historical polarisation of economic development in Southern Africa (Pallotti 2004).

Human rights and regional cooperation in Africa: SADC and the crisis in Zimbabwe

To speed up the integration process further, SADC also put in place strategic plans such as the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP), which is a blueprint for development; and the Strategic Indicative Plan for the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation (SIPO), whose main objective is regional integration.