Guinea-Bissau
A deep analysis of Guinea-Bissau National Urban Policy
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
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 Regional Planning Policy (No Information)
STAGE OF NUP
No Information Phase
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Ministry of Public Works, Construction & Urbanism
TIMELINE
N/A
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.
COMMENTS
The country does not have an explicit NUP.
Thematic scope of Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
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.
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.
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.