The Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) outlines a series of milestones to be achieved within the context of the SADC Common Agenda. These Integration Milestones help the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and its partners to measure the progress that is being made towards the ultimate objective of the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan:

Deepen the integration agenda of SADC with a view to accelerating poverty eradication and the attainment of other economic and non-economic development goals.

The targets and timeframes for the Integration Milestones are as follows, as endorsed by the SADC Heads of State and Government: