Iraq
A deep analysis of Iraq National Urban Policy
Region: Arab
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 Municipalities and Public works
TIMELINE
TBD
FOCUS
N/A
COMMENTS
The National Development Plan provides the groundwork for what could become a national urban policy framework. The project of developing a NUP is lead by UN-Habitat.
Thematic scope of Iraq 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 Iraq NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
Population dynamics
The National Urban Policies for Iraq, does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Iraq NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their Feasibility phase.
NO
Territorial development
Iraq 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 Iraq NUP.
NO
Local fiscal space
Iraq 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