Egypt
A deep analysis of Egypt National Urban Policy
Region: Arab

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 Plan 2052 (Explicit)

STAGE OF NUP
Diagnosis Phase

LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
General Organisation for Physical Planning – Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Development

TIMELINE
2015

FOCUS
N/A

COMMENTS
UN-Habitat is leading the project and it is being financed by the Government of Egypt

Thematic scope of Egypt 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 Egypt NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
Population dynamics
The National Urban Policies for Egypt, does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Egypt NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their Diagnosis phase.
NO
Territorial development
Egypt 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 Egypt NUP.
NO
Local fiscal space
Egypt 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