Development Strategies (OCR GCSE Geography)

• Top-down development schemes are usually expensive
• The schemes happen as a result of government or TNCs
• They often involve borrowing money
• Local people affected by the scheme often have little say in the process

Grand Inga Dam

• The proposed Grand Inga Dam will be the world's largest hydropower scheme
• Located on the Congo River
• Some funding for feasibility and impact studies was provided by:
  
  • The World Bank
  • African Development Bank
  • European Investment Bank
  • French Development Agency
  • Development Bank of South Africa
• It involves building contracts with companies from:
  • China
  • Korea 
  • Spain

Advantages and Disadvantages of Grand Inga Dam

• Bottom-up development schemes are relatively low-cost
• Usually organised by NGOs and/or local people
• They target the poorest communities and involve local people at all stages
• Use appropriate technology which can be maintained and used by local people

Transition for Inclusive Development in Eastern DRC (TRIDE)

• A bottom-up strategy which aims to improve:
  • Food security - improved farming techniques
  • Water resource management - improved sanitation and clean water supply
• The TRIDE project covers 137 villages within 8 chefferies in North and South Kivu 
• Involves stakeholders including:
  • Mwamis (traditional leaders of chefferies)
  • Civil Societies
  • Women's organisations
  • Youth organisations

Advantages and Disadvantages of TRIDE