ECA ongoing activities and proposed role in medium- and long-term programmes in the drought affected countries of the Sudano-Sahelian zone

Abstract

This paper focuses on ECA ongoing activities and proposed role in medium and long-term programs in the drought affected countries of the Sudano-Sahelian zone. This paper is meant to summarize the position of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in relation to the medium- and long-term plans for reaching lasting solutions to the problems generated by cyclic drought in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Africa.