NCST Data RepositoryThe NCST digital repository system captures, stores, indexes, preserves, and distributes digital research material.http://dspace.ncst.mw:8080/xmlui2024-03-28T08:18:36Z2024-03-28T08:18:36ZNATIONAL URBAN POLICYMalawi Government, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Developmenthttp://41.77.13.208:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3772023-10-09T12:49:59Z2019-04-01T00:00:00ZNATIONAL URBAN POLICY
Malawi Government, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development
Malawi is among the fast urbanising countries in the world. However, the rate
at which the urban population is increasing does not match the capacity of
local government authorities to provide the much needed shelter,
infrastructure, services and jobs to the growing population. This has created a
number of challenges in cities and urban centres which include: urban
poverty, urban sprawl, informal settlements, environmental degradation and
weak urban resilience to climate change, disasters risks and shocks. As a
result, the country is struggling to attain sustainable urbanisation which is key
to achieving sustainable development of its cities and urban centres.
The National Urban Policy (NUP) seeks to create an enabling environment for
the attainment of sustainable urbanization. It puts forward strategies, which
once implemented will address some of the major challenges associated with
urban development and management in the country including weak ruralurban
linkages; weak urban governance and poor coordination of urban
development activities; poor planning and management of urban development;
inadequate capacity to deliver urban infrastructure and services; limited
capacity to deal with disasters; limited economic opportunities; and social
exclusion and inequitable urban development. The policy seeks to ensure
efficient urban infrastructure and service delivery, promote climate change
adaptation and mitigation, and promote a spatially integrated hierarchy of
urban centres on a sustained basis.
Government set the tone for an urban agenda for Malawi by establishing a
unit within the Office of the President and Cabinet in 2007. This initiative has
seen a growing political will and commitment by the establishment of the
Department of Urban Development within the Ministry of Lands, Housing
and Urban Development to provide Policy guidance and institutional
framework for urban development in the country.
I would like to commend the World Bank and the UN Habitat for supporting
the formulation process of this policy. Let me also commend all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies and all stakeholders for their
cooperation, commitment and efforts in formulating this Policy.
It is my hope that this Policy will be translated from paper commitment to
implementation so that Malawi can attain sustainable development.
Coordination and commitment of all stakeholders is key to the implementation
of this Policy.
2019-04-01T00:00:00ZTECHNICAJ, ENTREPRENEURIAL AND VOCATIONAAJ EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TÌEVET) POLICYMinistry of Labourhttp://41.77.13.208:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3762023-10-09T12:49:48Z2015-01-01T00:00:00ZTECHNICAJ, ENTREPRENEURIAL AND VOCATIONAAJ EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TÌEVET) POLICY
Ministry of Labour
The Technical, Entrepreneun‘al and Vocational Education and Training (TEVET) policy seeks to mainstream TEVET in all sectors of socio-economic growth and development. The mainstreaming would enhance productivity and the quality of products and services which is in line with national development agenda of turning Malawi from predominantly importing and consuming to a producing and exporting economy.
2015-01-01T00:00:00ZNational Trade PolicyMALAWI GOVERNMENT, MALAWI GOVERNMENThttp://41.77.13.208:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3752023-10-09T12:49:03Z2016-03-01T00:00:00ZNational Trade Policy
MALAWI GOVERNMENT, MALAWI GOVERNMENT
The National Trade Policy has been developed to provide a framework for
formulation, implementation and coordination of trade related policies. Trade
related policies have, for over a decade now, been formulated and implemented in
the absence of a well-planned framework that links trade to Malawi’s overall
development objectives. The object of this policy therefore is a well thought out
framework within which trade policy and domestic support policies could be
applied in a way that would engender a long term pro-poor development of the
Malawian economy and address the short to medium term balance of payment
issues.
The policy has identified five (5) priority areas - market access (esp. non-tariff
barriers), business environment, narrow productive base, high entry cost for small
scale producers and traders, and implementation gap - to developing the trade
sector. These have formed the basis for key policy recommendations. Key policy
instruments have also been recommended to tackle the spectrum of trade policies
at the national, regional and multilateral levels.
Implementation opportunities exist in the current Trade, Industry, and Private
Sector Development Sector Wide Approach (TIPSWAp) arrangement. However,
there would be need to overcome the issue of resource constraints and multisectoral
planning and budgeting.
The policy was formulated with technical support of a consulting firm, Imani
Development International, through a comprehensive consultative process that
included all the stakeholders from public, private and civil society and academia
amongst others; and peer-reviewed by a group of international trade policy experts
as well as a dedicated group of officers within the Ministry of Industry and Trade
itself.
I want to use this opportunity therefore to thank all stakeholders who continue to
work with us tirelessly, especially our development partners. I want to specifically
thank the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), who have supported
the development of the National Export strategy, National Industrial Policy, and this trade policy. Lastly, I acknowledge the dedication by the Department of
Trade, key directors in the Ministry and our Trade Advisor under the
Commonwealth Secretariat’s “Hub & Spokes Programme” to this work.
2016-03-01T00:00:00ZNATIONAL YOUTH POLICYMinistry of Youth and Sportshttp://41.77.13.208:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3722023-10-09T12:47:43Z2013-08-01T00:00:00ZNATIONAL YOUTH POLICY
Ministry of Youth and Sports
Youth Development and Empowerment, which falls under the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS), is among the key priority areas of the Malawi Government. This youth policy therefore aims at ensuring that the design and implementation of youth programs are in line with this current policy direction of Government. The design and implementation of appropriate Youth Development and Empowerment programs will facilitate the creation of an enabling environment where the youth are able to contribute effectively to national development. The policy will therefore facilitate mainstreaming of youth issues in various development initiatives. The youth concerns and issues are critical inputs in the development planning process.
The youth are energetic, adventurous, industrious, strong, healthy, and willing to learn. They are therefore an important human resource, but their full potential is under-realized, under-utilized, and sometimes misdirected. It is now widely accepted that the well-being and contributions of young women and men are a major determinant of the current and future development of any nation.
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