CY: calendar year
CP: Colombo Plan
DC: developed country
Desertification: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa
DDT: dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane
DIA: United States Defense Intelligence Agency
DSN: Defense Switched Network
DST: daylight savings time
DWT: deadweight ton
EADB: East African Development Bank