Members of the ECOWAS Strategic Planning and Coordination Committee (SPCC) 
will begin a three-day meeting in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on Monday 4th 
March, 2013 to finalize the Risk Management aspect of the Regional Medium Term 
Action Area (RMTAA).

Participants will discuss the introduction of Risk Management in ECOWAS as 
well as the Roadmap for a management buy-in and the planned launch of the 
RMTAA.  The discussions will also cover the introduction of Knowledge 
Management in ECOWAS Institutions and the redesigning of ECOWAS institutional 
architecture.

The Vice-President of the Commission, Dr. Toga McIntosh, is expected to chair 
the bi-annual Committee meeting being hosted by the ECOWAS Youth and Sport 
Development Centre, Ouagadougou.

An initiative of the Strategic Planning Directorate, the SPCC was specifically 
set up to facilitate the development of a comprehensive regional strategic 
planning framework to ensure effective implementation of the ECOWAS Vision 
2020 and the development of strategic plans in line with the Vision in a 
coherent and consistent manner. 

The Committee is also charged with ensuring the alignment of the time frame 
for the strategic plans and serve as the focal point for strategic planning in 
each ECOWAS Institution to facilitate the attainment of the goals and 
objectives of the regional strategic plan.