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Mission

• Assess the potential and utilisation of the ASAL.
• Enhance knowledge among planners and development agents of the ASAL.
• Empower local communities through information dissemination to enable them to participate effectively in the ASAL development process.

CETRAD's mandate is the ASALs, and focuses on the assessment and evaluation of the potential and the utilisation of the resources in the said areas. This mandate as well includes the assessment and evaluation of the interaction and relations between the ASAL and the high potential areas (in particular mountains and highlands) on the one hand, and the interaction and relations with the economic core regions (in particular urban centres).