OECD/DAC DONOR-Developing Country Dialogues on
National Strategies for Sustainable Development

Country Dialogue Report for Tanzania

March 2001

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Contents

1.	Introduction
1.1	Background Information
1.2	Methodology
1.2.1	Study Coverage
1.2.2	The Approach
2.	Conceptual Understanding
2.1	Sustainable Development
2.2	Key Factors to Sustainable Development
2.3	Indicators for Sustainable Development
2.4	Strategies for Sustainable Development
3.	Basic and Necessary Conditions for Planning for Sustainable Development
3.1	Local Conditions Necessary
3.2	Understanding/Knowledge of the Community
3.3	Participatory Planning and Decision Making
3.4	Education and Utilization of Capabilities
3.5	Relationship between Institutions and Different Sectors
3.6	By-Laws
3.7	Peace and Security within and Outside the Country
3.8	A Market
3.9	Sensitization of the Community
3.10	Good Governance and Expertise
4.	The Planning Framework
4.1	The Current Planning Process: The Steps at Village, Ward and District Levels
4.1.1	The Current Steps and Activities in Planning
4.1.2	The Proposed Steps and Activities in Planning for Sustainable Development
4.2	Participation in Planning and Decision Making
4.3	Strengths, Weaknesses and Linkages of the Current Planning Process
4.4	Constraints Towards Planning for Sustainable Development
4.4.1	Planning Capacity
4.4.2	Rhetoric on Community Participation
4.4.3	By-passing the urban population
4.4.4	Guided Participation
4.4.5	Changes in government policies and set-up
4.5	Strategies for Planning for Sustainable Development
5.	Information for Planning
5.1	Type and Source of Information for Planning
5.2	Utilization of the Information in Planning
5.3	Decision Making during the Planning Process
6.	Sustainable Development and Donor Assistance
6.1	What Tanzania Government Needs to do
6.2	What Donors need to do
7.	Conclusions and Recommendations
7.1	Conclusions
7.2	Recommendations

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