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To strengthen the economic structure, responding to emerging opportunities, to
diversify employment opportunities, raise income levels, and contribute to capital
accumulation within the region.
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To promote regional integration or social cohesiveness through minimizing intra-
regional disparities and out-migration.
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To restore and sustain resource and environmental capacity as a basis for
diversifying socio-economic activities.
The basic strategy consists of the following four elements:
1. Upgrading of main infrastructure,
2. Multi-purpose water resources development and management,
3. Land tenure improvement,
4. Strengthening local governments.
The DOKAP regional development to the year 2020 is supported by a set of
development projects and programmes and related institutional measures. A total
of 52 projects and programmes in different sectors were included in the DOKAP
Master Plan. They were packaged into 10 broad programmes:
a. Spatial Structure Strengthening
b. Local Alliance Urban Development and Management
c. Comprehensive Water and Land Resources Management
d. Industry and Trade Support
e. Diversification of Rural Economy and Intensification
f. Applied Research
g. Strengthening of Local Administration
h. Sustainable Human Development
i. Enhancement of Living Environment
j. Special Programme to Establish DOKAP Identity
18.3.4 Financing
The investment requirements for achieving the projected socio-economic devel-
opment in the DOKAP region over 2000-2020 have been estimated. The total
investment requirement is estimated as US$46 billion over 2000-2020, of which
US$18 billion is for public investments.
18.3.5 Administration of the Plan
To facilitate the DOKAP Master Plan implementation through effective planning,
coordination, and monitoring, it was proposed to establish a regional agency as a
union of DOKAP local governments (Japan International Cooperation Agency and
State Planning Organization the Republic of Turkey,
2000
).
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