The 6th EAC Development Strategy (2021/22– 2025/26) outlines the broad strategic development objectives and priority areas that the East African Community will pursue during the next five years in line with the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community and the EAC Vision 2050. The Strategy focus as well on building the momentum towards post COVID-19 recovery and accelerating regional adaptation to the dynamic socio-economic environment. The Strategic Development Objectives underpinning the 6th EAC Development Strategy focus on building a regional economy to take advantage of the large continental and global markets, re-engineer production and logistics arrangements in line with digitalised frameworks in the face of the disruptive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This will include strengthening emergence response mechanisms for timely mitigation of disasters. One of the Strategy development objectives is building community resilience, promotion of ecosystem sustainability and efficient and sustainable utilization of the natural resources in the region; and promotion of nature-based solutions to climate change and disaster risk management. The overall goal of the strategy is to transform the East African Community into a stable, competitive and sustainable lower-middle income region by 2030. This 6th EAC Development Strategy is structured around seven chapters. Chapter one presents the background, the vision and mission of the Community, institutional arrangements, and broad priority areas over the next five years. Chapter two outlines the Situation Analysis, focusing on the fundamental socio-economic factors pertinent for the formulation of EAC’s strategic objectives and priorities. Performance evaluation of the 5th EAC Development Strategy is presented in Chapter three. Chapters four and five respectively set the broad development context underpinning the 6th EAC Development Strategy and priority interventions that will guide annual planning and implementation of projects and programmes. Chapter six on the institutional framework sets out the mechanisms for wider stakeholder engagement at regional and national levels as well as synergizing within the continental and global levels. Chapter seven on M&E highlights critical targets that the East African Community will strive to achieve in the medium term.
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