Guinea-Bissau

A deep analysis of Guinea-Bissau National Urban Policy

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa

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gdp

671.7
GDP per capita

pop

1.8M
Population (2016)

pop growth

2.4%
Population growth rate

inflation

1.7%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

60.3%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

98.8%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

70.8%
Forested areas

co2

25
CO2 emissions estimate

female

67.1%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

78.2%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

56.5
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

53
Male life expectancy

unemployment

7.6%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

49.33%
Urban population

male pop

0%
Male education

female pop

0%
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

National Regional Planning Policy (No Information)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

No Information Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Ministry of Public Works, Construction & Urbanism

stages
TIMELINE

N/A

focus
FOCUS

According to the Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, which was prepared by the IMF and the World Bank, the National and Regional Planning Policy will focus on the development and implementation of laws to begin the process of urban restructuring and rehabilitation in the cities of Guinea Bissau.

COUNTRY NUP DOCUMENT

Country NUP
type 1
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Further Resources
COMMENTS

The country does not have an explicit NUP.

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Thematic scope of Guinea-Bissau NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

Extensive
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Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

Extensive
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

Extensive
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

Extensive
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

Extensive

Graphical Representation

Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information

Figure 1. Graphical representation of the thematic focus of Guinea-Bissau NUP

Measurement of how Guinea-Bissau NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

The National Urban Policies for Guinea-Bissau, does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Guinea-Bissau NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their No Information phase.

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau NUP.

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Guinea-Bissau 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.