Somaliland: National Development Plan III (2023-2027).

The National Development Plan is first and foremost an instrument of the Government of Somaliland, guiding the national development process in 5-year intervals towards the achievement of the national goals set out in Vision 2030. This document contains the Somaliland: National Development Plan III (2023-2027) (NDP III) and entails the costed priority interventions of all government sectors and MDAs, thus contributing to the alignment and harmonisation of national goals and sector strategies while promoting and facilitating the alignment of NDP III with the national budget. Expanding upon the five pillars of the National Vision 2030 and the NDP II the National Planning Commission (NPC) introduced changes in the planning structure of NDP III and included: the Judiciary Pillar; and the Social Protection sector to the Social Development pillar. Moreover, as in the NDP II, the underpinning themes of Resilience and Human Rights are key and critical conceptual areas that provide the foundational basis for development that each sector rests upon. The NDP III identifies cutting across each of the ten sectors are the following thematic areas: Displacement affected communities; Gender; Children’s rights; HIV/AIDS; People with disabilities; Youth.
Challenges, key issues, outcomes and priority interventions organised under sectors include: To improve resilience and livelihoods of rural communities by promoting sustainable production in livestock and agriculture with sound natural resource management; To develop sustainable marketoriented climate-smart value chains in the production sector, involving all stakeholders; Provide adequate, safe, and affordable water to the population of Somaliland; Increase equitable access to sustainable hygiene and sanitation services; Promote climate resilience through sustainable natural resource management, targeted conservation and protection activities; Regulate production and consumption patterns to promote environmental protection and climate resilience; Reduction of the impact of disasters on people’s livelihoods and social, economic, and environmental assets at the communal and national level; among others.