Colombia
A deep analysis of Colombia National Urban Policy
Region: Latin America & The Caribbean
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
Política de Ciudades 4.0 (Explicit)
STAGE OF NUP
Formulation Phase
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Ministerio de Vivienda, Ciudad y Territorio
TIMELINE
2019
FOCUS
The main objectives of the policy are to integrate planning of its urban agglomerations through Systems of Cities, to support local governments in implementing System of Cities and to follow the trend of regionalization, and to ensure coherence between the urban plans of municipalities and the desired actions and plans of the Ministry of Housing and Territory.
COMMENTS
The national development planning laws are prepared every four years, in accordance to the presidential term. The territorial planning laws at the municipal, metropolitan and national levels are the responsibility of the legislative assembly.
Thematic scope of Colombia 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 Colombia NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
Population dynamics
The National Urban Policies for Colombia, does respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Colombia NUP does focus on demographic trends and needs in their Formulation phase.
YES
Territorial development
Colombia 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 Colombia NUP.
YES
Local fiscal space
Colombia NUP does 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.
YES