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The Sabel Development Program: Progress and Constraints.
ID-76-18; B-159652. match 29# 197e. 61 pp. + 3 aFpeniices (3
pi.).
Report to the Congress; by robert F. Keller, Acting Comptroller
General.
Issue Area: Internationa'- Economic and military Programs: U.S.
Develo .4-BI assistance Overseas (603); Internatior.l
Economw: and military Programs: U.S. Participation iL
Activtiss of International Organizations (609).
Contact: International Div.
Budget Fu.ction: Wt'ural Resources. invironment, and Energy:
Enerrjy (305); National Defense: Department of Defense -
Pil,'.tary (except procurement G contracts) (051).
Orgaaiiation Concerned: Agency for Interntional Development;
Department of State; Department of the Treasury.
Congressional Relevance: House Committee nn International
Relations; Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Congress.
Because of suffering in the Sahel brought abunt by the
drought and V.mine of 1968 to 1573. the agency for International
Development (AVD) was authorized to participateoin a long-term
development program supported by several countries ani
internationa' organizations in consultation and planning with
the Sabelian countries. The Club du Sahel, consisting of the
Sahelian countries, the donor community, and the major
international development institutions, was formed to undertake
an overall development strategy and plan for the region.
Ftidings/Conclusions: The Club established a consensus about
overall development and strategy, but its principal goal of
developing a mutually agreed upon plan of action has not beo
net. The Sahel development program (SDP) is a useful first step,
but issues such as export potential, pricing policy, and
land-use management have not been adequately considered. There
is a need to define interrelationships among the organizations
involved and procedures for coordinating activities. There is
concern about the ability of Sahelian countries to effectively
use the available economic assistanca, and AID should insure
that development funding will not be dissipated while these
problems are being resolved. AID's current and proposed projects
are generally consistent with Club strategy, but it is too early
to tell whether they will be integrated into the overall
program. Much study and research has been done on development
problems of the region but they have not always been productive
because they were not project oriented. Recommendations: The
Administrator of AID, working together with involved donors and
nations, should: establish a management system for disseminating
data about ongoing development activities and providing for the
review and evaluation of Club-sponsored programs and projects;
take measures to supplement the Club's development program with](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaawyg0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)