Blantyre City - Malawi Strategic Planning and Social Inclusion Agenda Situation Analysis for Blantyre City

1. Blantyre City - Malawi Strategic Planning and Social Inclusion Agenda Situation Analysis for Blantyre City 13 June 2011 – Durban, South Africa Blantyre City Assembly

2. Background Blantyre City Assembly

3. Popn: 1,000,000 – day time, 661,444 - night time (NSO 2008) • Founded in 1876 – Scottish missionaries • Surface Area:228 Sq. Km • Predates Harare, Jburg, Lusaka • Largest commercial and industrial centre not only in Malawi, but also in northern Mozambique, eastern Zambia and southern Tanzania. • Has road, rail and air links to all parts of the country and rail links to Indian Ocean ports in Mozambique • Poor social indicators - 60% of the city’s population lives in unplanned settlements (poor water and sanitation, electricity, education and health services) • Inadequate and ageing infrastructure - affects negatively quality of life its ability to be an attractive investment location Blantyre City Assembly

4. TopographicMap of Blantyre City Blantyre City Assembly

5. Background Blantyre City Assembly

6. BACKGROUND

7. Studies • Urban Structure Plan • Millenium Cities Initative • Cities Without Slums • Strategic Plan • Urban Sector Profiling (UN HABITAT) Blantyre City Assembly

8. Background Blantyre Urban Structure Plan was prepared in year 2000 in consultation with various stakerholders in the City These included: Blantyre City Assembly

9. Utility Organisations Government Departments Civil society groups Private sector University of Malawi Political organizations Media houses City Residents representatives Donor community Faith group leaders Blantyre City Assembly

10. i Landuse extent of Blantyre City by year 2000, the metropolitan area of Blantyre City covered over 228 Square Kilometres Blantyre City Assembly

11. i Extent of Blantyre City by 2015 Blantyre City Assembly

12. Challenges Blantyre City Assembly

13. Challenges • Slow pace of economic development • insuficient employment opportunities • High poverty levels • Low affordability • High default rate – city rates • Low levels of institutional capacities (BCA) • Poor financial position of BCA and service providers • Inadequate serviced/planned land • increased squatting • overcrowding Blantyre City Assembly

14. Challenges Cont’d Poor maintenance of urban infrastructure Poor maintenance of Social infrastructure Poor enforcement of legislation Democratic and participatory local government issues Poor communication between service providers Increased pressure on natural environment Blantyre City Assembly

15. Vision of Blantyre City “A beautiful social, commercial and industrial capital of Malawi where people and business prosper in a well managed and sustainable urban environment” Blantyre City Assembly

16. Objectives of the Plan Social Objective (Adequate infrastructure) EnvironmentalObjective (Orderly, coord. physicalenvmnt) Management Objective (Capacity building) Economic Objective (Efficient, prosporous urban econ.) Financial Objective (Economic growth) Blantyre City Assembly

17. Planned Proposals and Objectives Urban Managment Strategy Transportation Management Strategy Water Resources Sanitation Electricity Services Solid Waste Services Stormwater Drains Post and Telecommunication Services Environment Blantyre City Assembly

18. Planned Proposals and Objectives Cont’d Built Environment Conservation Housing Strategy Social Services Economic Development Financial Resources and Management Strategy Blantyre City Assembly

19. Planned Proposals and Objectives (detailed) • Urban Land Management • Land • Provide adequate land for current and future development • Create growth centres • Negotiate protocol with chiefs to contain squatting and urban sprawl • Promote Economic Development • Provide adequate land for commercial and industrial development • Relocate and control street vending • Protect the Natural Built Environment Blantyre City Assembly

20. Transportation Managenent Strategy • Upgrading, reconstruction and maintenance of roads • Provision of pedestrian facilities • Traffic Management Blantyre City Assembly

21. Water Services • Additional water supplies • New water sources • Network improvements • Sanitation • Upgrade treatment works • Refurbish and extend existing network where possible • Policy and Regislation review for sanitation initiatives • Protect environment from pollution • Electricity Services • Peri-urban projects • Upgrading the grid system • High mast lighting Blantyre City Assembly

22. Blantyre City Assembly

23. Solid Waste Management • Procure alternative landfill site • Procure skips, vehicles and landfill equipment • Outsourcing of solid waste services • Conduct awareness campaigns • Conduct study on harzardous waste • Improve pollution control • Storm water drains • Carry out storm water master plan study • Conduct an EIA on storm water drainage system • Post and Telecommunication Services • Establish new digital telephone exchange • Introduce additional cell phone service • Provide acceptable and accessible postal services • Broaden radio services, pre-paid systems Blantyre City Assembly

24. Environment • Mainstream environment activities • Expand interdisciplinary committee on environment • Develop sector specific guidelines on environmental management • Provide tourism facilities in forest reserves • Provide tourism facilities and information • Facilitate and identify suitable land • Promote environmental awareness programmes • Devise development guidelines, and bye-laws • Re-establish previously forested areas Blantyre City Assembly

25. Built Environment Conservation • Establish and maintain data base • Set up Conservation/Heritage Committee • Develop tourism map • Housing Strategy • Allocate and service adequate land for residential development • Promote densification policy for low density housing • Design and implement upgrading proposals • Effectively control development • Strengthen capacity of the Department • Create separate Development Fund for housing • Encourage private sector participation • Develop/Review planning and development standards Blantyre City Assembly

26. Social Services • Review standards for provision of social services • Construct new facilities • Upgrade existing facilities • Equip and operate two more fire stations • Economic Development • Investigate and implement a nodal framework • Compile a development and investment plan for Blantyre • Promote local economic development • Investigate and implement an industrial develop. strategy • Informal sector integration into economy of Blantyre • Market research into tourism • Establish small business development project Blantyre City Assembly

27. Financial Resources and Manasgement Services • Investigate, promote and implement a financial planning policy for the city • Identify training needs for councillors and staff • Devise programmes to address low payment levels • Lobby for adequate funding from Central Government • Investigate ways and means to improve revenue collection • Investigate potential for outsourcing • Identify external sources of funding Blantyre City Assembly

28. What we want out City to be … socially vibrant environmentally responsible economically competitive Blantyre City Assembly

29. A city… …that attracts residents while boosting productivity. …that favors mixed uses while reducing negative impacts. …that grows along the mobility supply while protecting greenspace. Blantyre City Assembly

30. A city… …that is functionally interconnected while providing a high quality of life. …which gives incentives for investing while having stable public finances …that responds to the needs of investrors while respecting the need of neighbors Blantyre City Assembly

31. Activities Millenium Cities Initiative City Development Strategy Cities Without Slums – Low Cost Housing P Sector Urban Profiling Public Private Sector Initiatives City projects Blantyre City Assembly

32. Blantyre Urban Structure Plan Blantyre City Assembly

33. Thank You Blantyre City Assembly