Annex 2 SADC RIDMP Short-Term Action Plan (STAP) 2013–2017 The SADC RIDMP Short-term Action Plan (STAP) 2017 is the short-term programme of the SADC Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan (RIDMP), which consists of projects that are currently in different stages of development. Some of these projects have committed financing, while others are in the priority pipeline for resource mobilisation and allocation. The Plan constitutes hard infrastructure projects, as well as soft projects relating to policy, regulatory and institutional capacity building. The latter is geared towards the creation of an enabling environment that will facilitate the effective execution and delivery of projects contained in the STAP. The STAP 2017 comprises projects from the six sectors constituting the SADC Infrastructure Regional Master Plan, namely energy, tourism, transport, ICT, meteorology and water. Projects contained in the STAP will be implemented during the first five years of the planned period as shown below. The cross-linkages between the three phases are as indicated by Figure 1 below. Figure 1: Common Elements of Sector Action Plans Phase 1 – 2013-2017 Harmonise/draft policies/regs Develop new institutions Implement ready projects Build capacity Prepare Phase 2 Projects Phase 2 – 2018-2022 Implement Phase 2 Projects Prepare Phase 3 Projects Monitor progress Phase 3 – 2023-2027 Implement Phase 3 Projects Evaluate outputs The total cost of the STAP is US$64.15 billion. The Continental PIDA PAP 2020 SADC Programme is subsumed under the RIDMP STAP 2017 to ensure the complementary, effective facilitation and coordination of the continental and regional priority programmes. Executive Summary 27