El Salvador
A deep analysis of El Salvador 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
National Urban Policy (Explicit)
STAGE OF NUP
Feasibility Phase
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
TIMELINE
TBD
FOCUS
The plan focuses on the housing deficit, local community development, and sustaining peace (non-conventional violence prevention)
COMMENTS
UN-Habitat is supporting in the development of the NUP which is being funded by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE).
Thematic scope of El Salvador 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 El Salvador NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
Population dynamics
The National Urban Policies for El Salvador, does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. El Salvador NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their Feasibility phase.
NO
Territorial development
El Salvador 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 El Salvador NUP.
NO
Local fiscal space
El Salvador 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