Effective transport, communications, and meteorology systems are prerequisites for economic growth and improved quality of life - the primary goals of SADC. Recognising that closer integration of these sectors offers benefit to the region, SADC passed the Protocol on Transport, Communications and Meteorology on 24th August 1996. Keywords: Infrastructure, Meteorology, ICT and Telecommunications, Transport, Maritime, Ports and Inland Waterways, Meteorology and Climate, Meteorology, Science and Technology, Information and Communication.