Honduras

A deep analysis of Honduras National Urban Policy

Region: Latin America & The Caribbean

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gdp

19497
GDP per capita

pop

8.2M
Population (2016)

pop growth

1.5%
Population growth rate

inflation

2.7%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

83.8%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

97.4%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

43.2%
Forested areas

co2

90
CO2 emissions estimate

female

48%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

84.4%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

75.4
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

70.4
Male life expectancy

unemployment

3.9%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

54.7%
Urban population

male pop

18%
Male education

female pop

24.4%
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

Law of Territorial Ordinance (Partial)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Implementation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Department of Housing and Urbanism

stages
TIMELINE

2003

focus
FOCUS

The Housing and Urban Development Policy focuses on the housing sector policy, financing housing in the private sector (including the finance of expansion plans), human settlement risk management, and technologies oriented towards affordable housing. It also proposes strategies on improving property tax for local authorities.

COUNTRY NUP DOCUMENT

Country NUP
type 1
MORE COUNTRY RESOURCES

Further Resources
COMMENTS

No Explicit NUP

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Thematic scope of Honduras NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

Moderate
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Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

Moderate
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

Low
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

Low
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

Low

Graphical Representation

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

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

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

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

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

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Honduras 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 Honduras NUP.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Honduras 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