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Review and Recommendations on Norway’s Role as Lead ICP for Energy within SADC Report from a Fact-finding Mission
In the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) and the Strategic Plan for the Organ (SIPO), SADC and International Co-operating Partners (ICPs) have developed a new partnership between SADC and the ICPs. This Partnership is intended to provide a structure for effective dialogue between SADC and ICPs and to guide future co-operation between SADC and ICPs for the achievement of SADC's socio-economic development agenda. SADC has launched Norway as the lead ICP for the thematic group for the energy sector (ETG). The objectives of the arrangement with a lead ICP of a thematic group is to assist SADC in facilitating coordination of ICPs involved or interested in the given thematic area, and to strategically advise the Secretariat and other SADC structures on ICPs comparative advantages, and individual ICP priorities of support. The main purpose of this review has been to provide advice to the Norwegian Embassy in Maputo on how Norway can fill the role as lead and meet the expectations from SADC and ICPs in this respect.