Summary of Conventions

Country	Status	Year
Angola	member	31-Dec-1969
Botswana	member	31-Dec-1969
Congo, D.R. of	member	31-Dec-1969
Lesotho	member	31-Dec-1969
Malawi	member	31-Dec-1969
Mauritius	member	31-Dec-1969
Mozambique	member	31-Dec-1969
Namibia	member	31-Dec-1969
Seychelles	member	31-Dec-1969
South Africa	member	31-Dec-1969
Swaziland	member	31-Dec-1969
Tanzania, United R. of	member	31-Dec-1969
Zambia	member	31-Dec-1969
Zimbabwe	member	31-Dec-1969

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	Southern African Development Community (SADC)

Southern Africa Environment Page

                          INTRODUCTION
The SADC was formerly the Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference (SADCC) which was  established in July 1979 to harmonise economic development among the countries in Southern Africa.

In an ironic twist of fate, the origins of the Southern African Development Community (SADC - pronounced "sad-ek") lie in an organization directed against apartheid-era South Africa. Its predecessor, the Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference (SADCC), was created in 1980 by nine countries committed to reducing
their dependence on South Africa. Renamed and rejuvenated in 1992, SADC now encompasses 12 countries, including South Africa, working on a regional basis to increase economic integration and regional security.

SADC includes all the countries traditionally considered to constitute Southern Africa (Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) plus the Indian Ocean island nations of Mauritius and Seychelles and the recently admitted Democratic Republic of Congo.

The addition of South Africa and Mauritius to SADC over the last two years brought Africa's economic powerhouse and a dynamic island economy into what is now the most vibrant economic organization in Africa, one with a combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of nearly $200 billion. The Declaration and Treaty establishing the SADC was signed in Windhoek, Namibia in August 1992. The objectives of the SADC are to :

Achieve development and economic growth, alleviate poverty, enhance the standard and quality of life of the peoples of Southern Africa and support the socially disadvantaged through regional integration. 
Evolve common political values, systems and institutions. 
Promote and defend peace and security. 
Promote self-sustaining development on the basis of collective self-reliance, and the inter-dependence of member
states. 
Achieve complementarity between national and regional strategies and programmes. 
Promote and maximize productive employment and utilization of the resources of the region. 
Achieve sustainable utilization of natural resources and effective protection of the environment. 
Strengthen and consolidate the long-standing historical, social and cultural affinities and links among the peoples of the region. 

The general headquarters of SADC are located in Botswana but each member state has responsibility for overseeing an economic sector. Diplomatic missions of member states also act as SADC diplomatic representatives in a number of key countries in Europe, the Far East, and North America. For more information about SADC and its member countries, visit our  SADC Links Page 

Above Extracts From Candexport on-line (www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/english/news/newsletr/canex/960726ae.htm) &
Southern African Development Community Page (www.mbendi.co.za/orsadc.htm) 

Southern African Development Community (SADC) 
Eskom Lights the Way in Africa with Regional Power Grid (Sunday Times Business Times, 31 May 1998) 
Ground-Breaking Decisions Taken at SADC Summit (Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (Sept. 19, 1997) 
DRC, Seychelles Join SADC (September 8, 1997) 
Food Security : Regional Strategy Finalized (March 1997) 
SADC Summit (Cape Times, May 15, 1997) 
Water : Cross Border Co-operation on Dams (Eastern Province Herald, Feb. 26, 1997) 
SADC Summit Feel the Wind After the Rain (Simric Yarrow, Feb. 12, 1997) 

Contact us at saepnft@iafrica.com

Short Name:	SADC
Full Name:	Southern African Development Community
Purpose:	general
Established:	17-Aug-1992
Entered into force:
Type:	body, multi-lateral
Place where established:	Windhoek, Namibia
Schedule to expire:
Goals and Objectives:	SADC replaced the former Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference (SADCC) formed in 1980, following adoption of the "Lusaka Declaration Southern Africa: Towards Economic Liberation: The purpose of SADC is: to achieve development and economic growth, alleviate poverty, enhance the standard and quality of life of the peoples of Southern Africa and support the socially disadvantaged through regional integration; to evolve common political values, systems and institutions; to promote and defend peace and security; to promote self-sustaining development on the basis of collective self reliance, and the interdependence of member states; to achieve complementary between national and regional strategies and programs; to promote and maximize productive employment and utilization of resources of the region; to achieve sustainable utilization of natural resources and effective protection of the environment; to strengthen and consolidate the long-standing historical, social and cultural affinities and likes among the peoples of the region.
Related Legislation:	[01 Apr 1980] Establishment of the Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference (SADCC) in Lusaka, Zambia. [17 July 1992] Declaration and Treaty establishing the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is signed in Windhoek, Namibia. [28 August 1995] Protocol on Shared Watercourse Systems in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region signed in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Internet source:	#http://www.sadc.int/#

Secretariat's address	SADC Headquarters Private Bag 0095 Gaborone Botswana
Telephone	+267 3951 863
Fax	+267 3972 848
E-Mail	registry@sadc.int#http://registry@sadc.int#
Home Page	#http://www.sadc.int/#