Cambodia
A deep analysis of Cambodia 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
National Urban Development Strategy (NUDS) 2014-2018 (Explicit)

STAGE OF NUP
Implementation Phase

LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction

TIMELINE
2014

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

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

Thematic scope of Cambodia 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 Cambodia NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
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
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
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