Burkina Faso

A deep analysis of Burkina Faso National Urban Policy

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa

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gdp

725.2
GDP per capita

pop

18.6M
Population (2016)

pop growth

2.9%
Population growth rate

inflation

-0.2%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

75.8%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

97.5%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

20%
Forested areas

co2

30
CO2 emissions estimate

female

76.7%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

90.8%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

59.3
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

56.7
Male life expectancy

unemployment

3%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

29.86%
Urban population

male pop

6.4%
Male education

female pop

3.1%
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

Politique nationale del’habitat et dudéveloppement urbain (Explicit)

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STAGE OF NUP

Formulation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Ministère de l’Urbanisme et de l’Habitat

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TIMELINE

2008

focus
FOCUS

N/A

COUNTRY NUP DOCUMENT

Country NUP
type 1
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Further Resources
COMMENTS

UN-Habitat is leading the development of the NUP and it is being funded by Booyoung. Other UN branches and offices involved are ROAF and the Burkina Faso country office.

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Thematic scope of Burkina Faso NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

No Information
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Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

No Information
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

Extensive
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

No Information
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

No Information

Graphical Representation

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

Figure 1. Graphical representation of the thematic focus of Burkina Faso NUP

Measurement of how Burkina Faso NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

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

YES

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Burkina Faso 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 Burkina Faso NUP.

YES

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Burkina Faso 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