water resources development activities, a resolution was adopted relating to the establishment of subregional intergovernmental committees, and requesting the Secretary-General to strengthen the secretariat of the Economic Commission for Africa in the area of water resources so that experts can be deployed to the MULPOCs to assist member States in the planning and execution of their water development activities and in the follow-up to the recommendations contained in the Mar del Plata Action Plan. This resolution 1984/73 x-;as endorsed at the second regular session of the Economic and Social Council in Geneva in July 1984. (ii) Promotion of ground-water exploration and development in Africa 37. The secretariat is collaborating with the United Nations Department of Technical Co-operation for Development (DTCD) on the project "Ground­ water exploration and development; a global review with emphasis on appropriate technologies for developing countries". (iii) Promotion of co-operation in development of water resources in Africa 38. As a follow-up to activities in previous bienniums, consultations are being held with the riparian States of the Lake Tanganyika/Kivu basin to ascertain their desire to co-operate in forming a joint basin organization. Previous initiatives, including the Technical Committee, came to nothing owing to lack of funds and of follow-up action in joint technical projects. (c) Energy resources 39. Energy Resources Unit activities were concentrated on promoting multinational co-operation in Africa in three major spheres: (i) Exploration, evaluation and development of energy resources and integration of energy policy planning into overall socio-economic policy planning; (ii) Research, training and information; and (iii) Institution building. Under (i): a. Technical publications on the inventory and assessment of hydrocarbon, coal and new and renewable sources of energy for the member States of the Eastern and Southern African subregion and Central African subregion have been produced; b. Two missions to member States have been mounted: one to the 
**Analysis**
The text discusses various activities and initiatives related to the development of water resources, ground-water exploration, and energy resources in Africa. The focus is on international cooperation, technical assistance, and capacity building to support the planning and execution of water development activities and energy policy planning. This suggests that the text is primarily concerned with economic development and natural resources management.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, Economic development