Chapter 4  4.0 Resources and capacities for implementing the 2030 Agenda  This chapter outlines how the Government of Botswana has identified and  secured resources and capacities needed for the implementation of the 2030  Agenda and the SDGs. The finding highlighted inadequate financing  mechanisms for implementation of the 2030 Agenda and SDGs.  The Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA) on financing for development, as well  as the SDG 17 and the 2030 Agenda, recognise that all types of financing are  needed for the implementation of the agenda and outline an array of financing  mechanisms; domestic public resources, domestic and international business  and finance, international development cooperation as well as debt and debt  sustainability.  The analysis from the documents 8 corroborated by interviews with the MFED  management, indicated that, the MFED had not explored other financing  mechanisms for implementing the 2030 Agenda and SDGs. The audit revealed  that at the time of audit, the main source of SDGs funding was through the  mainstream national budget. The interviews also revealed that sectors were  expected to align their programmes and projects with the SDGs to leverage on  resources, thus heavy reliance on the national budget, which was due to non- adoption, non-recognition and non-domestication of the AAAA on financing for  development.  Non adoption and non-recognition of the AAAA for financing for development  would hamper implementation and achievement of SDGs, since Botswana’s  budget had been in deficit for the past three financial years (since 2015) as  indicated in figure 3.  4.1 Financing Mechanisms  $^{8}$ 2017/2018 budget speech, 17 