Central African Republic

A deep analysis of Central African Republic National Urban Policy

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa

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gdp

382.6
GDP per capita

pop

4.9M
Population (2016)

pop growth

2%
Population growth rate

inflation

0%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

54.4%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

89.6%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

35.6%
Forested areas

co2

29
CO2 emissions estimate

female

71.6%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

84.6%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

51.3
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

47.8
Male life expectancy

unemployment

7.6%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

40.03%
Urban population

male pop

4.1%
Male education

female pop

1.5%
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

Urban Environmental Rehabilitation Project (Explicit)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Diagnosis Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Ministry of Reconstruction and Urban Planning

stages
TIMELINE

1996

focus
FOCUS

The project has three main components: rehabilitation and extension of the primary drainage system of the city of Bangui, neighborhood development (including water, sanitation, and secondary and tertiary drainage and street infrastructure), and institutional support for capacity building of agencies.

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Further Resources
COMMENTS

There is currently no NUP. According to the World Bank’s report on CAR’s Urban Rehabilitation Project (1996), the government had an urban policy which materialized into the Municipal Development Program (MDP) in 1993.

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Thematic scope of Central African Republic 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 Central African Republic NUP

Measurement of how Central African Republic NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

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

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Central African Republic 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 Central African Republic NUP.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Central African Republic 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