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The Development Response to Drug Trafficking in Africa: A Programming Guide

The Development Response to Drug Trafficking in Africa: A Programming Guide. Brooke Stearns Lawson, USAID Africa Bureau/USDA Transnational Organized Crime Advisor April 29, 2013. Background to Programming Guide. Drug trafficking an increasing threat to development in Africa

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The Development Response to Drug Trafficking in Africa: A Programming Guide

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  1. The Development Response to Drug Trafficking in Africa: A Programming Guide Brooke Stearns Lawson, USAID Africa Bureau/USDA Transnational Organized Crime Advisor April 29, 2013

  2. Background to Programming Guide • Drug trafficking an increasing threat to development in Africa • Programming guidance to understand the relationship between drug trafficking and development assistance and mitigate negative impacts • Case studies in Ghana, Kenya, the Mano River sub-region (Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia), and Mozambique • Research focus on heroin and cocaine trafficking

  3. Threats to Stability • Corrosion of Governance • Socio-Economic Impacts 1) Drug Trafficking Threatens Development

  4. 2) Development Practitioners Must “Get Smart” on the Issue • Scope and Scale of Problem • Political Economy Analysis • Type of Approach(es)

  5. 3) Interdiction Alone Will Not Solve the Problem

  6. 4) Early Identification of the Problem and Prevention Efforts Are Critical

  7. 5) Political Will Must Drive The Approach

  8. 6) Resources Influence Programming Options

  9. 7) Change Presents Windows of Opportunity and Vulnerability

  10. 8) Coordination Increases Impacts 

  11. Questions?Comments?

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