Executive Summary  The ambitious 2030 Agenda is comprehensive in scope and calls for an  integrated approach. Therefore, in order for it to be a reality, it is critical that  Botswana as one of the 193 United Nations member states that endorsed the  2030 Agenda for sustainable development, effectively prepares for its  implementation, in terms of adapting the agenda to her national context, securing  resources and capacities for implementation as well as devising robust and  comprehensive mechanisms for monitoring, review and reporting on the progress  of the agenda and the SDGs. Therefore, an audit on preparedness for  implementation of SDGs was undertaken to:  The audit assessed strategies/actions put in place by the MFED regarding  preparedness for implementation of SDGs from September 2015 to March 2018.  It also assessed the actions and strategies about nationalisation of the SDGs into  national development plans and policies, means of implementation and  mechanisms put in place for review, follow up and reporting on the SDGs. iii 