78. MothLng has heppenod !n thls fleld, apart fron a proJec! of the WestAfrlcan Econonlc Connunlty ([AEC) on the productton of rallway wagSons. 0. lbbl.llzatton of technlcaL and flnanclal resources, etc. 79. thls aspect haa already been dlscussed ln paragraphs 60 to 69 above. 80. Thls is the eleblb oblectlve whlch iraa added by the Conference ofMlnlsters !n 1981 and for irhlch no pnoJec! as ye! exlsts. 8L. The docunenU concl.ud€s: 'rlt ls clear ..., that only very felr pnoJectsthat have been achleved durlng the flrst phase Here reflectlons of the speclflcobJectlves contalned ln the Clobal $trategy't. Indeed, as the prograoEe wasput togethen sonewhat hasglly, nost proJects, even lf they dld not alreadyexLsl, were not planned wlth any neal regard fon the obJectlves of the Decade.Horeover, slnce no guldellne8 had been establlshed for the acceptance ofproJects, !t lres dlfflcuLt for ECA to reJect lndlvldual proJects on lhe groundsthaf they dld not conforE to the Stragegy.-27 - 5. Results by mode 82. As noted ln paragraphs 50 and 52 above, an ln-depth evaluation of the Decade proJecta haa not yet bean calried out. In lhe absence of further tnforEation, lt 1s not posslb1e, therefore' to undentak€ any exhaustlve pre- sentatj-on of the resuLts of the Decade by node' ECA has conflned llself to a coropilatlon of the flnanclng of proJectE by oode, as contalned ln docuEenta DEC/TRANSCoM/ C/III/I, AltA 1255 and DEC/TRANSCoM/ nT/, ' and to a presantatlon of data on the physlcal ldpLeEentation of a portlon of the flrst-phase projecis (docu4ent E/ECA/CM.ll/l-1). In the absence of Bore detalLed anaLyses' lhe reader ls slBply referred to those docunents. ry. PREPARATION OF THE PROCRAI'IME FOR THE SECOND PHASE 81. As the preceding chapters have sholtn, Che lmplenentatlon of the flrst phase of the Decade was senioualy handlcapped by a coEblnation ol dlfflcullies:
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the implementation of a development strategy, specifically the first phase of a decade-long plan, and the challenges faced in its execution. It mentions projects, funding, and the role of international organizations. The language used is technical and bureaucratic, suggesting that the text is focused on the planning and implementation of development initiatives rather than specific economic or environmental issues.

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Transport and communication, Economic development