Sahel development program : 1986-1988 report to Congress

has worked to alleviate the problems of drought, disease, hunger, and poverty which characterize the Sahelian region through its Sahel Development Program (SDP). This report evaluates the SDP"s independent activities as well as its collaboration with the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) and the Club du Sahel. Chapter I examines the SDP during the period 1986-1988, highlighting funding trends, the focus on policy reform to stimulate agricultural and economic growth, and the development of plans to improve natural resource management and reduce population growth and infant mortality. Developments in Sahel regional, centrally funded, and Africa regional programs are described, followed by individual country profiles. Chapter II provides a long-term retrospective on the ecological and socioeconomic factors that led to the creation of CILSS, the Club, and the SDP. The mutual and specific priorities and strategies of the three entities are described. In Chapter III, the results of SDP"s efforts during the past 10 years are assessed. Specifically, the chapter covers accomplishments in the areas of agriculture, livestock, ecology/forestry, health, human resources, and infrastructure. Chapter IV analyzes the events and strategies that will guide assistance efforts in the Sahel through the 1990"s, concluding with sector and country plans for A.I.D. activities.