Cameroon

A deep analysis of Cameroon National Urban Policy

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa

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gdp

1407.4
GDP per capita

pop

23.9M
Population (2016)

pop growth

2.5%
Population growth rate

inflation

0.9%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

52.7%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

94.8%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

40.7%
Forested areas

co2

68
CO2 emissions estimate

female

70.9%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

81%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

56
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

53.7
Male life expectancy

unemployment

4.4%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

54.38%
Urban population

male pop

13.8%
Male education

female pop

10.1%
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 Urbaine Nationale (Explicit)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Monitoring And Evaluation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Ministry of Housing and Urban Development

stages
TIMELINE

2014

focus
FOCUS

N/A

COUNTRY NUP DOCUMENT

Country NUP
type 1
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COMMENTS

UN-Habitat is developing the NUP and its is being funded by the Government of Cameroon and UN Development Account.

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Thematic scope of Cameroon 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

No Information
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 Cameroon NUP

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

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

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

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Cameroon 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 Cameroon NUP.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Cameroon 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