Armenia

A deep analysis of Armenia National Urban Policy

Region: Asia & The Pacific

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gdp

3622.2
GDP per capita

pop

3.02M
Population (2016)

pop growth

0.4%
Population growth rate

inflation

-1.3%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

100%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

100%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

11.7%
Forested areas

co2

54
CO2 emissions estimate

female

54.6%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

73%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

78.4
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

70.7
Male life expectancy

unemployment

16.2%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

62.7%
Urban population

male pop

40.1%
Male education

female pop

48.5%
Female education


Data presented above is obtained form 2018 NUP Database Booklet - (2018 WorldBank dataset), access it from the World Bank Dataset

title
TITLE OF NUP

National Urban Strategy (Explicit)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Formulation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Urban Development Committee

stages
TIMELINE

2019

focus
FOCUS

N/A

COUNTRY NUP DOCUMENT

Country NUP
type 1
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COMMENTS

This is an explicit NUP The strategy has the main priorities of 1)Growth of Employment, 2)Development of Human Capital, 3)Improvement of social protection system, 4)Institutional modernization, public administration and governance

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Thematic scope of Armenia NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

Extensive
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Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

Extensive
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

Extensive
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

Extensive
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

Extensive

Graphical Representation

Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information

Figure 1. Graphical representation of the thematic focus of Armenia NUP

Measurement of how Armenia NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

The National Urban Policies for Armenia, does respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Armenia NUP does focus on demographic trends and needs in their Formulation phase.

YES

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Armenia NUP does 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 Armenia NUP.

YES

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Armenia NUP does 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.

YES