📋 Tender Overview
The Lesotho Urban Agenda aims to elevate the standing of urbanization within the Lesotho Strategic Development Plan and foster a sustainable and competitive urban development system that will contribute to Lesothos economic social and environmentally sustainable development.This was revealed during presentations on Lesothos urban agenda at the Eighteenth Private Consultative Meeting. The meeting was held virtually.When officially opening the meeting the Minister of Trade and Industry Dr Thabiso Molapo remarked that in the post-COVID-19 era Lesotho and the world are starting to emerge from two years that changed the world in different ways.It is during COVID-19 that countries learned about healthy cities which need to be healthy and must be designed to function differently and be resilient he said.Dr Molapo noted that the 21st century will be the century of cities saying by 2050 at least 70 percent of the world population will live in the cities even though Lesotho will not be by that rate there will be a raising in urbanisation and settlement patterns occurring.However he said the good news is that properly planned cities can help the country to face and confront the challenges within saying instead of looking at cities with pessimism the country should look at urbanisation with optimism because if they are well planned organised and well managed can deliver urban dividends thus a bonus that comes from economic development poverty eradication social cohesion and environmental sustainability.He stressed that when the countrys cities are properly planned they can deliver on Sustainable Development Goals SDGs and can specialise in national economic development strategy.The 2050 goal for the Maseru city plan started in 2017 with the aim of revamping Maseru in line with promoting SDGs which show that there will be a green system that turns to benefit Basotho as there will be improved management of natural resources through rehabilitation of wetland river trail and restoration of deteriorating landscapes.Moreover the urban plan shows that by 2050 the government aims at having environmental rehabilitation protection and resilience that will promote clean-up of waste dumps and tree planting programs for conservation and food production.The presentations on Lesothos Urban Agenda included Dr Donna D. Rubinoff the Maseru City Council MCC Director of Planning Mrs. Ntsoaki Matabo and Mr. PG Smit who is a Consultant.The Public-Private Dialogues are organised by the Prime Ministers Delivery Unit PMDU to facilitate regular dialogue between the government and the private sector. The participants in these meetings include the Prime Minister Ministers Principal Secretaries Heads of State-Owned Entities Representatives of Development Partners and Private sector.
