Lesotho
A deep analysis of Lesotho 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
Housing Policy (Explicit)
STAGE OF NUP
Formulation Phase
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Ministry of Housing & Urban Development
TIMELINE
2001
FOCUS
The Lesotho National Vision aims at transforming Lesotho by 2020 into a stable democracy and a prosperous peaceful nation, with healthy and well-developed human resources and a strong economy. It touches upon several issues such as governance, freedom and pluralism of the media, gender equality, HIV/AIDS
COMMENTS
There is no explicit NUP.
Thematic scope of Lesotho 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 Lesotho NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
Population dynamics
The National Urban Policies for Lesotho, does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Lesotho NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their Formulation phase.
NO
Territorial development
Lesotho 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 Lesotho NUP.
NO
Local fiscal space
Lesotho 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