Strengthening Urban Infrastructure Investment Planning in the Pacific: Greater Honiara Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan

This action plan seeks to address the challenges that have come to the fore in light of the rapid urban growth being experienced in Honiara City and adjacent areas of Guadalcanal Province particularly Tandai and Malango Wards. Collectively, these areas of fast urbanisation are referred to as the Greater Honiara Area (GHA) and is the centre of Solomon Island’s urban growth and hosts the main international gateway and port of entry of the country.

The key development issues that have to be addressed in the GHA include the following:

• Inefficient pattern of urban growth.
• Vulnerability to natural disasters and climate change impacts.
• Constrained socio-economic growth.
• Inadequate urban infrastructure and basic services.
• Limited financial resources and weak governance mechanisms.
• Absence of mechanism for pursuing integrated development.

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This document dated September 2018 is provided for the ADB regional project 49460-001.