Afghanistan
A deep analysis of Afghanistan National Urban Policy
Region: Asia & The Pacific
GDP per capita
Population (2016)
Population growth rate
Inflation Rate (2014)
Drinking water (rural)
Drinking water (urban)
Forested areas
CO2 emissions estimate
Labour force (females)
Labour force (males)
Female life expectancy
Male life expectancy
Unemp % of labour force
Urban population
Male education
Female education
Data presented above is obtained form 2018 NUP Database Booklet - (2018 WorldBank dataset), access it from the World Bank Dataset
TITLE OF NUP
Urban National Priority Program (Explicit)
STAGE OF NUP
Feasibility Phase
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Ministry of Urban Development and Affairs
TIMELINE
N/A
FOCUS
The National Priority Program is founded on three key pillars: 1)Strengthen urban governance and Institutions, 2)Ensure adequate housing and access to basic services for all, 3)Harness Urban economy and infrastructure
COMMENTS
The priority program has reached a new milestone where the president Ashraf Ghani announced the formation of a “High Council on urban development”
Thematic scope of Afghanistan NUP
Thematic attention
Economic
Development
Thematic attention
Spatial
Development
Thematic attention
Human
Development
Thematic attention
Environmental
Development
Thematic attention
Climate
Resilience
Graphical Representation
Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information
Measurement of how Afghanistan NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
Population dynamics
The National Urban Policies for Afghanistan, does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Afghanistan NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their Feasibility phase.
NO
Territorial development
Afghanistan NUP does not address a spatial coherent territory that includes a balanced system for human settlement. Cities and towns along the urban, periurban and rural continum is also focussed in the Afghanistan NUP.
NO
Local fiscal space
Afghanistan NUP does not address the local fiscal space as SDG.11.a.1 qualifier. Their NUP ensures that local governments have resources to carry out activities at the local level.
NO