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

problematicO 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 SystemO Poor linkages and synergies within the various

tiers of government that undertake planningO Timelines of eventsO Engagement of stakeholdersO Varied document structuresO Content of the Plans

O Funding - NDPs versus the budgetO Resource Allocation and National Budgeting

ProcessesO 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 - 2030

Various 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!!!!