This Zanzibar Development Plan (ZADEP) 2021-2026, themed "Blue Economy for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development," aims to achieve economic transformation aligned with ZDV 2050, focusing on transforming the livelihoods of the people through sustainable and inclusive human development. This involves fostering growth, strengthening sectoral linkages, promoting good governance, creating decent jobs, ensuring environmental sustainability, and boosting private sector engagement. ZADEP focuses on enhancing value addition in strategic sectors like the blue economy, agriculture, and tourism, with projected investments generating employment and positive multiplier effects. Its core objectives are to mainstream poverty reduction, improve development planning coordination, enhance resource mobilization with a focus on domestic funds, and align national priorities with sector strategies. The Plan is based on the 4 pillars of ZDV 2050, namely (1) Economic Transformation; (2) Human Capital and Social Services; (3) Infrastructural Linkages; (4) Governance and Resilience. More specifically, during its implementation period, the Plan aspires to (i) build a base for transforming Zanzibar into upper middle-income country by 2050; (ii) foster development of sustainable production and export capacities; (iii) position Zanzibar as a trade and logistic hub; (iv) improve the environment of doing business; (v) promote industrial skills and service delivery; (vi) reduce poverty, accelerate inclusive economic growth and shared benefits among its people through increased productive capacities of youth, women, people with disability and job creation; (vii) improve quality of life, inclusive human development and environmental protection; (viii) promote transparency, accountability and good governance; (ix) promote peace, security and National Unity; (x) ensure international and regional agreements are adequately mainstreamed into mid-term development planning and implementation frameworks for the benefit of the country. The Zanzibar Development Plan (ZADEP) 2021-2026 focuses on embedding policy and institutional reforms to enable private-sector-led industrialization with government facilitation, promoting innovation and strategic partnerships with the private sector, and recognizing and coordinating efforts with Development Partners and Civil Society Organizations. It also emphasizes the synchronizing of interventions for improved governance and encourages gender-responsive, inclusive programs that prioritize environmental sustainability and climate change mitigation. The Government aims to maximize economic value from its marine sector through sustainable diversification, create high-value jobs, enhance food security via sustainable marine resource management, and bolster energy security through offshore renewable energy development. The blue economy initiatives require interventions to (i) improve public awareness; (ii) built capacity and promote innovation; (iii) develop funding strategies and infrastructure; (iv) increase expertise; (v) cope with climate change impacts on marine ecosystems; (vi) combact illegal fishing and improve maritime security. The main strategies for development outlined in the document revolve around 5 key areas (1) exploring blue economy potentials will be a central focus, encompassing the growth and sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture, marine resources, tourism, seaports, marine transportation, and oil and gas; (2) enabling environment and infrastructure development is crucial, with strategies addressing land and air transportation, energy, water, sanitation, hygiene, and information and communications; (3) boosting economic diversification aims to meet macroeconomic targets through enhanced agricultural production and productivity, industrialization and trade, development of the creative and digital economy, and robust finance and investment initiatives; (4) human capital and social development will be prioritized through improvements in education and training, research and innovation, health services, housing and settlements, social protection and employment programs, and the promotion of culture, heritage, and sports; (5) governance and resilience will underpin all efforts, with strategies focusing on land utilization and management, environmental protection and climate change adaptation, safety, security, and disaster management, and strengthening governing institutions and public services.
Zanzibar (République-Unie de Tanzanie) · 2022-03-01