Kuwait

A deep analysis of Kuwait National Urban Policy

Region: Arab

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gdp

163637
GDP per capita

pop

4M
Population (2016)

pop growth

4.8%
Population growth rate

inflation

3.2%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

99%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

99%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

0.4%
Forested areas

co2

97960
CO2 emissions estimate

female

48.3%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

84.1%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

75.6
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

73.3
Male life expectancy

unemployment

3.5%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

98.3%
Urban population

male pop

20.4%
Male education

female pop

33.1%
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

Kuwait National Development Plan (Partial)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Formulation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development

stages
TIMELINE

2017

focus
FOCUS

N/A

COUNTRY NUP DOCUMENT

Country NUP
type 1
MORE COUNTRY RESOURCES

Further Resources
COMMENTS

N/A

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Thematic scope of Kuwait 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

No Information
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 Kuwait NUP

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

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

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

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Kuwait 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 Kuwait NUP.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Kuwait 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