Cambodia

A deep analysis of Cambodia National Urban Policy

Region: Asia & The Pacific

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gdp

1094.6
GDP per capita

pop

15M
Population (2016)

pop growth

1.6%
Population growth rate

inflation

3%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

69.1%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

100%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

55%
Forested areas

co2

55
CO2 emissions estimate

female

75.5%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

86.6%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

69.6
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

65.5
Male life expectancy

unemployment

0.4%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

20.7%
Urban population

male pop

12.1%
Male education

female pop

19.6%
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 Development Strategy (NUDS) 2014-2018 (Explicit)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Implementation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction

stages
TIMELINE

2014

focus
FOCUS

The NUDS promotes socio-economic development through good governance, rule of law, econmic and human development, and sustainable management of natural resources. The plan also calls for decentralisation and the empowerment of local agencies to manage urban development

COUNTRY NUP DOCUMENT

Country NUP
type 1
MORE COUNTRY RESOURCES

Further Resources
COMMENTS

The NUP has been successful in rebuilding the country after going through three decades of civil war.

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Thematic scope of Cambodia 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

Moderate
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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 Cambodia NUP

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

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

The National Urban Policies for Cambodia, does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Cambodia NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their Implementation phase.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Cambodia 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 Cambodia NUP.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Cambodia 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