Rwanda
Architectural
Skills shortage
Socio-economic & cultural barriers
Limited source of construction materials & insufficient supply chain
Lack of awareness of policies in place and disconnected implementation initiatives
Lack of sufficient funds for projects development on different scale
Surveying
Lack of profession regulation
Lack of training colleges for professions other than civil engineers
Government and public not aware of professions other than civil engineers and architects
Lack of fit for purpose technologies
Lack of locally manufactured construction materials
Singapore
Architectural
Global economic uncertainties - trade wars
Regional shifts (one belt one road initiatives)
Rapid urbanisation and climate change (advent of mega cities and environmental impact)
Impact of digital technology
Weak growth
South Africa
Architectural
Inequality, poor service delivery, and an economy in a technical recession.
There is low investor confidence, limited government and municipal spending on infrastructure development and poor maintenance thereof.
Housing shortages remain a problem and lead to informal developments taking place without proper planning.
Planning
Spatial Transformation
Economic Growth
Crime
Inequalities
Corruption
Sri Lanka
Architectural
Sound and Air pollution
Sustainable Building Design
Environmentally friendly energy services generated within the project
Planning
Transforming to cater to emerging development demands and needs, in harmony with the environment and heritage
Transforming Development Agencies to adopt Modern Methods and Practices, Innovation and Coordination
Withstand Climate Change effects, Global Terrorism activities and undue Local Interference
Tanzania
Planning
Informality. i.e. proliferation of unplanned settlements (Urban poverty and growth informal settlements)
Lack of resources, constrained budget to address urban development- planning and services provision.
Environmental degradation, disasters and climate change resulting from unplanned urban development
Lack of proper urban development control - too much political interference in planning profession
Trinidad and Tobago
Planning
Project led development
Uncoordinated decision making
Unregulated use of land
Environmental degradation
Surveying
The depressed economy
Foreign contractors
Corruption in procurement
Uganda
Architectural
Lack of effective built environment legislation, especially poor spatial planning together with outdated building regulations, poorly implemented and enforced.
Urban sprawl, poor public transport and lack of investment in infrastructure
Housing and land shortages coupled with affordability.
Sustainability, including climate change, climate adaptation and resilience
United Kingdom
Architectural
Climate Change
Brexit
Ineffective planning system
Fire safety
Engineering
Transport emissions
Low carbon energy
Air pollution
Waste management and recycling
Water resources and waste water treatment
Planning
Shortage of affordable housing.
Under resourcing of municipalities to undertake planning.
Climate change.
Architectural
Influx of Foreign Developers who are usually non-compliant to regulations
Inadequate of Building Standards and National Codes
Increase in government to government projects where local participation is excluded
Lack of Capacity of Local Professionals and Contractors to compete against Foreign entities on projects
Inhibiting cost of doing business and interest rates on loans
Engineering
Government approval of certain projects without consultation
Multi-million Projects hiding in the name of bilateral agreements that excludes them from local regulation
Non-compliance of those engaged in Government
Rampant Deforestation
High influx of foreign professionals being offered in multi-million projects disadvataging the local market
Zambia
Survey of the Built Environment Professions in the Commonwealth
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