Malawi
A deep analysis of Malawi 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
National Urban Policy (Explicit)
STAGE OF NUP
Implementation Phase
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development
TIMELINE
2019
FOCUS
The NUP promotes shifting the focus on rural developments to emphasizing the benefits agglomeration and urbanization.
COMMENTS
Malawi is in the diagnostic phase of establishing a National Urban Policy with funding from Cities Alliance and UN-Habitat.
Thematic scope of Malawi 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 Malawi NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
Population dynamics
The National Urban Policies for Malawi, does respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Malawi NUP does focus on demographic trends and needs in their Implementation phase.
YES
Territorial development
Malawi NUP does 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 Malawi NUP.
YES
Local fiscal space
Malawi NUP does 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.
YES