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Greater Honiara Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (Volume II) Project Number: 26194 September 2018 Greater Honiara Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (Volume II) The Greater Honiara Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan is an undertaking of the Solomon Islands Government’s Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Survey, with support from the Asian Development Bank TA 9181-REG: Strengthening Urban Infrastructure Investment Planning in the Pacific. TA 49460-001 REG: Strengthening Urban Infrastructure Investment Planning in the Pacific -1 GREATER HONIARA URBAN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN VOLUME 2. APPENDICES FINAL REPORT July 2018 MINISTRY OF LANDS, HOUSING AND SURVEY Greater Honiara Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS APPENDIX 1. STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTATIONS ......... 1 NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ........................................ 1 PROVINCIAL AND CITY GOVERNMENTS .................................... 2 STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES .................................................... 2 CIVIL SOCIETY, NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS, AND PRIVATE SECTOR ......................................................................... 2 DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS ........................................................ 2 APPENDIX 2. BACKGROUND STUDIES ............................ 3 HOUSING TYPOLOGY IN GHA ..................................................... 3 Traditional Housing with Land Tenure ....................................................... 3 Informal Housing without both Land Tenure and Utilities Provision ...... 3 Informal Housing with TOLs and with some Utilities Provision .............. 3 Formal Housing with Land Tenure but without Utilities Provision .......... 4 Formal Housing with both Land Tenure and Utilities Provision .............. 4 Privately Owned Housing of Good Quality with Utilities Provision ......... 4 Apartments in Mixed Use Developments ................................................... 5 CUSTOMARY LAND ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH GHA ............. 5 Customary Land Tenure Systems .............................................................. 5 Informal Settlements on Customary Land ................................................. 6 Internal Customary Land Ownership Conflicts ......................................... 6 Status in Relation to Development ............................................................. 7 Recent Legislative Changes ........................................................................ 7 Conclusions for GHA/GHUDSAP ................................................................ 8 APPENDIX 3: INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES OF GPG AND HCC ............................................................................. 9 GUADALCANAL PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ........................... 9 HONIARA CITY COUNCIL ........................................................... 10 APPENDIX 4 VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AND ADAPTATION .................................................................... 14 APPENDIX 5. ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS ....................................................................... 17 ASSUMPTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS .................. 17 Constraints and Opportunities for Development Scenarios .................. 17 GHA Population Projections ..................................................................... 18 Assumptions for Proposed Development Scenarios .............................. 18 i Greater Honiara Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan DEVELOPMENT SCENARIO 1 – CONSTANT MIGRATION ........ 19 DEVELOPMENT SCENARIO 2 – REDUCED MIGRATION .......... 21 APPENDIX 6. OUTLINE INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK 2018-2035 & CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN & ACTION PLAN 2018-2022 ................................................................ 23 APPENDIX 7. ACTION PLAN 2018-2022 .......................... 37 GOAL 1: ESTABLISH A PEACEFUL COMMUNITY .................... 37 Programme PC1: Enhance Community Cohesion, Safety and Equity ...... 38 Action PC1.1 Conduct study on community cohesion, safety and equity ......... 38 Action PC1.2 Community policing ................................................................... 38 Programme PC2: Upgrade Informal Settlements ...................................... 39 Action PC2.1 Formulate informal settlement strategy for GHA ........................ 39 Action PC2.2 Pass ordinance on informal settlement in GHA ......................... 39 Action PC2.3 Inventory and socio-economic profiling of informal settlements . 39 Action PC2.4 Informal settlements relocation pilot project ............................... 40 Action PC2.6 Land tenure security project ...................................................... 40 Action PC2.7 New Ontong Java Settlement Development Project .................. 40 Action PC2.8 Infrastructure Support to Noah's Hill Suburban Development Project ............................................................................................................ 40 Action PC2.9 Upgrade Aekafo-Feraladoa Settlement Development Project .... 41 Action PC2.10 Gilbert Camp - April Ridge Settlement Upgrading Project ........ 41 Action PC2.11 Tuvaruhu-Vara Creek Settlement Upgrading Project ............... 41 Programme PC3: Provide Affordable Housing .......................................... 41 Action PC3.1 Study on affordable housing strategy ........................................ 41 Action PC3.2 Affordable Housing Pilot Project ................................................ 41 Programme PC4: Planned Housing Expansion ........................................ 41 Action PC4.1 MLHS Land Assessment Study for Planned Housing Areas ...... 42 GOAL 2: IMPROVE RESILIENCE TO NATURAL HAZARDS AND CLIMATE CHANGE ...................................................................... 42 Programme CR1: Integrated Flood Risk Management ............................. 42 Action CR 1.1 Establish Management Committee on Integrated Flood Risk Management ................................................................................................... 43 Action CR 1.2 Study for Integrated Flood Risk Management .......................... 44 Action CR 1.3 Mataniko River Linear Park Protection Corridor........................ 45 Action CR 1.4 Feasibility Study for the Lungga & White River Linear Park Protection Corridor .......................................................................................... 45 Programme CR2: Disaster Risk and Climate Proofing of individual developments ........................................................................................... 46 Action CR 2.1 Incorporate disaster risk management considerations in National Building Code (NBC) and development control regulations ............................. 46 Programme CR3: Improve Emergency Response Mechanisms ............... 47 Action CR 3.1 Improve emergency warning and response pilot project ........... 47 GOAL 3: ENSURE INCLUSIVE GROWTH ................................... 47 Sub-goal 3TR: Improved Mobility and Accessibility for All .................... 48 ii Greater Honiara Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan Programme TR1: Improve Transport Planning Systems ........................... 49 Action TR1.1 Transportation Master Plan for GHA .......................................... 49 Action TR1.2 Upgrade Asset Management Systems ....................................... 49 Action TR1.3 Capacity development for transportation management .............. 50 Action TR1.4 Update NTP/NIIP as per GHA Transport Master Plan ............... 51 Action TR1.5 Develop Footpaths Master Plan ................................................. 52 Programme TR2: Improve Inner City Circulation ...................................... 52 Action TR2.1 Honiara EW Link - Inner Bypass (New & Upgrade) .................... 54 Action TR2.2 Honiara Highway West 1 (Central Market to Poha River) (Rehabilitation & Drainage) ............................................................................. 54 Action TR2.3 Honiara Highway East 1 (MBC-Panatina, Ranadi, KGVI, Marine Sc, Commonwealth St, Tongs) (Rehabilitation & Drainage) ............................ 54 Action TR2.4 Secondary Roads in City Centre (Upgrade & expansion) .......... 54 Action TR2.5 GHA Western area, White River East -West Connectivity Project ....................................................................................................................... 55 Action TR2.6 GHA Eastern area, SINU/ King George VI East- West Connectivity Project ........................................................................................ 55 Action TR2.7 Upgrading and new footpaths as per Master Plan ..................... 55 Programme TR3: Improve Accessibility to Industrial Sites ........................ 56 Action TR3.1 Ranadi Industrial Roads Rehabilitation ...................................... 56 Action TR3.2 Henderson Industrial Roads Upgrade ........................................ 56 Programme TR4: Improve Urban-Rural Connectivity ............................... 56 Action TR 4.1 Honiara Highway East 2 Project ............................................... 56 Action TR 4.2 Betikama to Bloody Ridge Road Project ................................... 57 Action TR 4.3 Bloody Ridge to Tenaru Road Project ....................................... 57 Action TR 4.4 Tenaru Beach Road Project ..................................................... 57 Action TR 4.5 Tenaru to Belaha Road Project ................................................. 57 Programme TR5: Improve Urban Drainage .............................................. 57 Action TR 5.1 Prepare GHA Drainage Master Plan
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