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Integration of Sustainable Development in Zambia’s
National Development Plans Lessons Learnt & Recommendations
By:Mrs. Chitembo Kawimbe Chunga
Principal PlannerNational Planning Department
Ministry of FinanceZAMBIA
OutlineO IntroductionO Sustainable Development Strategy in Zambia
O Development Policy IssuesO Institutional ArrangementO Integration in National Development Plans O Implementation StrategiesO Lessons Learnt
O Sustainable Development and the Zambia’s Planning System
O Lessons Learnt (Achievements and failures)O Recommendations
IntroductionO Objective – to share Zambia’s
experience in integrating and implementing Sustainable Development in national development plans for inclusive economic development
Sustainable Development (SD) Strategy in Zambia
O Adaptation and implementation from 1992 to 2002O No specific policy to guide SD implementation
but fragmented implementationO Legal framework, various legislation in support
of SD developed such as, ZEMA law, O Initially coordinated by the then newly created
ministry responsible for environmental matters then Ministry of Finance
O Focused on environmental pillar while the Social and Economic lagged behind
Sustainable Development (SD) Strategy in Zambia
OHaphazard sort of implementation due to silo national level planning
OConspicuously absent coordinated national planning
OHowever project appraisals and implementation would ensure environmental issues are mainstreamed
Sustainable Development (SD) Strategy in Zambia Cont’d
O 2002 to 2012O Continued absence of documented
national development planning policy and continuous fragmented legislation
O But MoF, coordinates and ensures integration of SD principles in NDPs both long and medium term plans but with no specific plan or strategy on SD
Sustainable Development (SD) Strategy in Zambia Cont’d
O (Jo’burg plan was agreed that Zambia will use NDPs) O Makes monitoring and evaluating
very difficultO Continuous monitoring of SD aspects
problematic
O Further, limited capacities (human and financial) for ensuring implementation as indicated in the sector specific plans
O Implementation is done by MPSAs
Sustainable Development (SD) Strategy in Zambia Cont’d
O AchievementsO Overall socio-economic development as
now Zambia has been reclassified as a ‘low’ middle income nation from a HIPC
O Legislation passed due to SD principles such as environmental law;
O Creation of Ministry of Women, ZEMAO Community driven development
initiatives aimed at Poverty reduction incorporates SD principles
Sustainable Development and Zambia’s Planning System
O National development planning and budgeting system is a partial de-concentrated / decentralized system
O NDCC, PDCC and DDCCs - consultative structures and no legislation to guide these structuresO SAGs
O Planning Depts in MPSAs and NPD at MoFO District Planning Offices – LAO Technocrats and Politicians
Sustainable Development and Zambia’s Planning System
O Poor linkages and synergies within the various tiers of government that undertake planning
O Timelines of eventsO Engagement of stakeholdersO Varied document structuresO Content of the Plans
O Funding - NDPs versus the budgetO Resource Allocation and National Budgeting
Processes
O No consolidated national legal and policy framework for development planning
National Development Planning and Budgeting Framework 11
Sysnopsis of Planning documents
National
Provincial
District
Sub-district
LONG TERM PLANS
Vision 20302005 - 2030Various Sector
Investment Plans
IDPSSome Districts - 2009/10/11 - 2019/20/21
MEDIUM TERM PLANS
NDPs2005-20102011 -2015
DDSP2008-20122011 -2015
etc
SHORT TERM PLANS
Budget
Budget
Budget
Lessons Learnt and Way Forward
O Need to have well coordinated institutional arrangement for SD results to have greater impact
O Policy framework to be in place for SD that is clearly linked to the overall national development agenda
O There is a need to develop mechanisms for integrating the 3 SD pillars in development plans and strategies
RecommendationsO The SD framework should be
developed in the Zambian development context
O Institutional mechanism to be put in place as an immediate remedy
The End!!!!
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