This Integrated Development Plan (IDP), covering the period 2024–2034, provides a comprehensive blueprint for the district’s future development. It serves as the foundation for all development interventions, aligned with Zambia’s Vision 2030 of becoming a prosperous middle-income nation through the creation of an enabling environment for sustainable socio-economic growth. The Plan is also consistent with the provisions of the Urban and Regional Planning Act No. 3 of 2015. The IDP functions as the principal strategic planning tool for the district, offering an overarching framework to guide development. It informs and directs resource allocation and utilization through effective planning, budgeting, and programme implementation by both state and non-state actors. Furthermore, the Plan responds to the challenges of a rapidly growing population and accelerating urbanization in both the core and surrounding areas of the district. With the district projected to attain Municipal status by 2034, there is a critical need for comprehensive physical and socio-economic planning, significant investment, and the sustainable management of human and other resources. A key outcome of this IDP is to foster a diversified and conducive environment that promotes economic growth and infrastructure development through improved coordination and integration across all sectors. The Plan takes into consideration multiple sectors, proposing for each of them strategies of development to be implemented in the next 10 years. The document sets out the following 4 main goals (1) sustainable infrastructure, transport, ICT and environmental management, prioritizing improving the district road network and strengthening connectivity between the town centre and growth areas through the construction and rehabilitation of feeder roads. It also emphasizes the establishment of a well-defined public transportation system by 2028 and the expansion of telecommunication coverage. In addition, the goal promotes sustainable forest management to safeguard forest resources, products, and ecosystem services; (2) improved access to quality social services, focusing on expanding and improving education and health infrastructure through the construction of more schools, classrooms, and staff houses. It aims to enhance service delivery by improving the doctor-to-patient ratio and the teacher-to-pupil ratio. Further priorities include improving waste collection efficiency through partnerships with cooperatives and private entities, expanding access to electricity under the Rural Electrification Programme, improving water reticulation systems, and ensuring broader access to municipal services; (3) sustainable agriculture, livestock and fisheries development for food and nutrition security, developing a sustainable, diversified, and competitive agricultural sector by promoting the construction of key infrastructure such as dip tanks, greenhouses, and livestock service centres. It aims to develop a diversified and export-oriented agriculture sector, strengthen extension service delivery, and promote climate-smart agricultural practices. The goal also prioritizes the growth of fisheries and livestock sectors through improved veterinary services, increased productivity, and enhanced market linkages for livestock; (4) local economic development, diversification and value addition, focusing on promoting eco-tourism, arts, and culture, as well as increasing production and productivity to enhance food security. It supports the establishment of processing plants and the expansion of market infrastructure, including increasing market shelters. The goal also includes improving spatial planning and the built environment, increasing energy production and distribution, enhancing welfare support for vulnerable groups, promoting access to finance for youth, women, and vulnerable populations, and strengthening local revenue generation. The Plan provides a comprehensive analysis of key sectors, including transport and communication; agriculture; livestock and fisheries; health and nutrition; education and skills development; water resources development, supply and sanitation; forestry and environment; social protection; solid waste management; public order and safety (covering community and general policing, immigration and border control, and the National Prosecutions Authority); as well as the commercial and industrial sector and the energy sector.
زامبيا · 2024-01-01