Liberia
A deep analysis of Liberia National Urban Policy
Region: 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
National Urban Policy (Explicit)
STAGE OF NUP
Diagnosis Phase
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Ministry of Internal Affairs at the Department of Urban Affairs.
TIMELINE
2015
FOCUS
N/A
COMMENTS
The explicit NUP is being developed in partnership with UN-Habitat and it is being funded by Cities Alliance and Booyoung. Other involved UN branches is ROAF.
Thematic scope of Liberia 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 Liberia NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
Population dynamics
The National Urban Policies for Liberia, does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Liberia NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their Diagnosis phase.
NO
Territorial development
Liberia 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 Liberia NUP.
NO
Local fiscal space
Liberia 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