Botswana National Spatial Plan 2036 Botsreal Property Forum- 30 May, 2018
What is the National Spatial Plan? A framework and process for planning that is: National (to guide national development policies, programmes and investment) Spatial (concerned with location of people, their activities, the environment and their relationships) Strategic (main issues and interventions) SADC National Regional Local Urban settlements Rural development Environment Tourism Health Education Vertical coordination Horizontal coordination
Purpose of the NSP National Spatial Plan will provide strategic context to: To help fulfil Botswana s international and regional obligations, including SDG s, New Urban Agenda, SADC plans To articulate the spatial implications of the Vision 2036 pillars To guide and provide tools and data for the preparation of subnational spatial plans at the regional, district, local levels; To help coordinate the policies and initiatives of sectoral ministries housing, transport, education, health, environment, tourism, water, energy and communications To identify and analyse the status, trends and issues of spatial development and to develop a shared, spatial vision of where we want to grow and a road map for getting there
Population Distribution in Botswana About 7000 localities 533 villages
National spatial plan draft document Themes: STRONGER INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS IMPROVED SPATIAL GOVERNANCE DEVELOPED SPATIAL STRUCTURE DISTINCTIVE REGIONS AND CLUSTERS BETTER ACCESS AND MOBILITY SOCIAL AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
Stronger International Connections
SADC regional urban context Critical cities
8 7 Zambia Average annual growth rate 6 5 4 3 2 1 50 million more people Namibia Swaziland Botswana Lesotho Zimbabwe Angola 10 million more people Note: bubble area is proportional to additional population South Africa 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Projected population in 2040 (in millions) Source: World Urbanisation Propects
Promote Botswana as international aviation hub for Southern Africa UK Germany USA Dubai India China Brazil Countries under a bilateral Air Service agreement Future destinations
Morocco Egypt Nigeria Ethiopia Kenya Angola Zambia Zimbabwe Countries under a bilateral Air Service agreement Future destinations Namibia Mozambique South Africa
Promote Regional integration Transport Corridor New airport ½
Promote City-to-city links 5.3 5.5 5.2 5.6 5.1 5.1 5.4
Promote Cross-border tourism
Improved Spatial Governance
Rationalize spatial governance system 4 planning regions 3 police regions 18 districts 28 census districts 26 agri districts 485 villages 7741 localities 4151 enumeration areas 57 electoral consitutencies 493 electoral wards
2.1 New planning regions
Planning regions
Promote Regional integration Transport Corridor New airport ½
Improved Spatial Governance
Rationalize spatial governance system 4 planning regions 3 police regions 18 districts 28 census districts 26 agri districts 485 villages 7741 localities 4151 enumeration areas 57 electoral consitutencies 493 electoral wards
Planning regions
Future settlement roles Maun as a ecological city
Maun eco-city What is a ecological city?
Fishing Eco-buildings Maun now has... Ecotourism Thamalakane River
A Green Preserve for People and Wildlife
The Green Preserve
Diversified Economy
Promote Cultural Diversity Mohembo Tsau/Maun Pandamatenga Sowa Makgadikadi Letsibogo / Thune dam Ghanzi Hukuntsi Jwaneng Otse Kgalagadi
PROMOTE THE BLUE ROUTE Wilderness 4x4 section
VISION 2036 a high-income country with shared prosperity sustainable economic development human and social development sustainable environment governance, peace, security NATIONAL SPATIAL PLAN 2036