Botswana

Botswana

Progress towards the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda

Country

Botswana

Status

Submitted

Year

2021

Focal Point

Amutshilani M Setoboli

Chief Housing Officer, Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing Development

National Report 2021

The report was compiled by a team comprising of officials from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing Development, Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services, Statistics Botswana, Gaborone City Council and City of Francistown Council. It draws from stakeholder submissions on the implementation of respective laws, policies, programmes, strategies and initiatives towards implementation of the New Urban Agenda. It details achievements, challenges and strategies on broad dimensions of the NUA, which include transformative commitments on social inclusion, and ending poverty, sustainable and inclusive urban prosperity, environmental sustainability and resilient urban development, implementation structures and framework as well as and mechanisms for continuous monitoring, follow up and review.