SWAC Strategy and Policy Group meeting (SPG)

Bamako (Mali), Hotel Salam
9 - 10 December 2009

This Strategy and Policy Group meeting of the Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC/OECD) followed a new format:

The first day focused on the topic of "Pressures on West African land". Bringing together some 200 stakeholders, the Bamako meeting highlighted a large diversity of viewpoints on opportunities and risks related to land transactions. Discussions paved the way for consensual solutions and proposals for co-ordinated actions in West Africa, calling for more synergy between regional institutions. The stakeholders agreed on the need to approach this issue from three angles: human rights, land tenure policies and investment frameworks. 

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The second day focused on the SWAC’s strategic orientations. SWAC members decided to launch a reflection process on the SWAC’s future which will be supported by a Steering Group composed of six personalities. Building on a broad consultation process, this group will elaborate and submit a proposal for a revised SWAC mandate to the next SPG meeting on 15 June 2010 in Paris. The Interim Programme of Work and Budget for 2010 was also approved.

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