The goals of the structure plans are towards achieving environmental sustainability in the context of achieving State and Local Economic Development Strategies, Millennium Development Goals and Habitat Agenda, orderly and healthy development, the contributions of cities to sustained economic growth, poverty reduction, sustainable livelihoods, good governance and gender empowerment. This Report, which is the structure plan for Awka, is a tangible outcome of this cooperative effort. For the next 20 years, the Structure Plan envisions that Awka Capital will be planned and developed to greatly enhance its administrative, industrial, commercial and educational roles and its rapid contributions to poverty reduction, employment generation, participatory development, good governance, tourism development and environmental sustainability.