This Solwezi District Integrated Development Plan 2022-2032 establishes a ten-year strategic framework for the sustainable socioeconomic development of Solwezi District, Zambia, with the vision of creating a prosperous, industrial and climate-resilient city through equitable development. The Plan adopts an integrated, multi-sectoral approach to land-use planning, natural resource management, infrastructure development, and service delivery. It identifies key challenges and opportunities across agriculture, fisheries, livestock, forestry, water resources, sanitation, environmental protection, climate change adaptation, food security, rural development and economic diversification. The Plan provides for enhancing agricultural productivity through climate-smart farming practices, irrigation development, farmer training, value addition, storage infrastructure and improved extension services. The Plan promotes diversification of agricultural production, strengthening livestock and aquaculture sectors, improving fisheries infrastructure, supporting fish farming and hatchery development, and expanding access to agricultural inputs and markets. Environmental sustainability measures include afforestation, forest conservation, protection of water resources, climate resilience interventions, improved waste management, watershed protection and sustainable land-use planning. The Plan further seeks to improve access to water and sanitation services, strengthen food security and livelihoods, and support inclusive rural development through targeted investments, monitoring and implementation programmes for the period 2022-2032.
Zambia · 2021-01-01