Haiti

A deep analysis of Haiti National Urban Policy

Region: Latin America & The Caribbean

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gdp

8599
GDP per capita

pop

10.8M
Population (2016)

pop growth

1.6%
Population growth rate

inflation

1.7%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

75.5%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

93.4%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

51.2%
Forested areas

co2

43
CO2 emissions estimate

female

48.9%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

79.6%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

78.4
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

72.8
Male life expectancy

unemployment

3.8%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

63.88%
Urban population

male pop

34.6%
Male education

female pop

45.3%
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

Politique nationale du logement et de l’habitat (PNLH) (Explicit)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Diagnosis Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (Ministerio de Desarrollo Urbano y Vivienda)

stages
TIMELINE

2013

focus
FOCUS

Housing and Habitat Policy

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COMMENTS

The urban development policy is an explicit NUP but no details on implementation, monitoring and evaluation. With the EU, Haiti is in the process of developping an explicit NUP

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Thematic scope of Haiti NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

No Information
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Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

No Information
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

Extensive
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

No Information
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

No Information

Graphical Representation

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

Figure 1. Graphical representation of the thematic focus of Haiti NUP

Measurement of how Haiti NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

The National Urban Policies for Haiti, does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Haiti NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their Diagnosis phase.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Haiti 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 Haiti NUP.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Haiti 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