Comsat : Communications Satellite Corporation
CP : Colombo Plan
CY : calendar year
DC : developed country
Desertification : United Nations Convention to Combat
Desertification in Those Countries
Experiencing Serious Drought and/or
Desertification, Particularly in Africa
DSN : Defense Switched Network
DWT : deadweight ton
EADB : East African Development Bank
EAPC : Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
EBRD : European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development