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UNITED
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| Promoting
Environmentally Sustainable Development in Tanzania |
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Total cost
$3,650,000
Partners
The President's Office: Regional Administration
and Local Government
The Greater Dar es Salaam City Council
and Municipalities of Ilala, Temeke and Kinondoni
Nine Municipal councils throughout the
country
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements
(Habitat)
Background and objectives
The Sustainable Cities National Programme
in Tanzania operates under the programme Promoting Environmentally Sustainable
Urban Development in Tanzania. This is presently coordinated by the
programme established Urban Authorities Support Unit (UASU) under the President's
office: of Regional Administration and Local Government (POMRALG).
The programme originated in the National Programme Framework for Human
Settlements, which focuses on capacity-building in public sector institutions,
urban land management and urban shelter. The new programme was signed
in July 1997 and follows on from the Sustainable Dar es Salaam Project
(URT/90/033) and its follow-up phase, Managing the Sustainable Growth and
Development of Urban Centres (URT/95/005). UN-Habitat continues
to provide technical support to Dar es Salaam and nine other urban centres
throughout the country. The Zanzibar component has been developed
as a separate project, URT/97/010. The programme focuses on two objectives:
consolidation of the environmental planning and management (EPM) process
in the Greater Dar es Salaam City Council and use of the methodology and
experience gained from implementation of the SDP. The programme is
a sub-programme of the national environment programme.
Activities
The sub-programme coordinated by UASU
strives to build the capacity of urban local authorities to manage urban
development through training and communication, to establish an environmental
management information system and strategic urban development planning
framework; to create gender awareness in EPM and to address poverty eradication;
and to assist the city municipalities to mobilize resources in order to
ensure project sustainability. The methodology used to achieve these
objectives is based on the philosophy of the Sustainable Cities Programme
in general and the EPM process in particular. UN-Habitat has
been providing support to the new Planning and Coordination Department
at the city level and developing the environmental management information
system (EMIS).
Results
The Dar es Salaam City Commission has
implemented the reorganization of the city into three municipalities (Temeke,
Ilala, Kinondoni). The Sustainable Dar es Salaam project provides
EPM technical support to the three new municipalities. The SDP has
finalized the Strategic Urban Development Plan (SUDP), a planning framework
for guiding the future city expansion and city renewal. The SUDP
is the core product of the EMIS. The Urban Authorities Support Unit
(UASU) provides support to 12 municipalities, which have prepared environmental
profiles and conducted city consultations. The municipalities are
at different stages in their implementation of the EPM process. The
UASU is providing technical assistance and training to the municipalities
supported by UCLAS and (UNCHS) Habitat.
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| Zanzibar
Sustainable Programme |
Total cost
$472,107
Partners
Government of Zanzibar
Zanzibar Municipal Council
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements
(Habitat)
Background and objectives
UN-Habitat has been providing technical
support to the national programme since February 1998. The programme's
objectives are to develop the capacity of the Zanzibar Municipal Council
to work with its partners in the public and private sectors to set up an
environmental planning and management (EPM) process for the sustainable
development of the city. The main issues the municipality faces are
haphazard construction, developed areas characterized by a lack of basic
infrastructure services, solid waste management, water and sanitation,
flooding during heavy rains, institutional conflicts and municipal financing.
An environmental profile of the city has been prepared and discussed with
all parties. A city consultation took place in December 1998.
Activities
Priority environmental issues and approaches
to dealing with these issues were identified and elaborated at a city consultation:
managing haphazard construction, unplanned settlements, city expansion,
solid waste management, water supply, flooding (storm water drainage) and
sanitation, institutional responsibilities (including changing of town
boundaries), upgrading of infrastructure service in Ng'ambo Areas; and
municipal financing. Environmental-issue-specific working groups
have been set up to prepare strategies to address specific issues and agree
on action plans for their implementation. Agreed priority actions
have been formulated into development packages for implementation.
An environmental management information system (EMIS) has been set up to
support a development strategy for the city on the findings of the working
groups.
Results
Results include the establishment of ZSP
core team and steering committee of the project, sensitization and briefing
through mini-consultation, preparation of environmental profile, city consultation,
youth consultation specifically for the school children, training working
groups established and operationalized for priority issues identified at
the city consultation, capacity-building, demonstration projects on infrastructure
service in Ng'ambo areas and on waste management. The external funding
support will come to an end in December 2000. The German Development
Service will continue support to the ZSP.
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