Mauritania

A deep analysis of Mauritania National Urban Policy

Region: Arab

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gdp

1282.8
GDP per capita

pop

4.16M
Population (2016)

pop growth

2.5%
Population growth rate

inflation

1.5%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

57.1%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

58.4%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

0.2%
Forested areas

co2

2648
CO2 emissions estimate

female

29%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

65.2%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

64.3
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

61.3
Male life expectancy

unemployment

30.9%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

59.8%
Urban population

male pop

7.5%
Male education

female pop

3.3%
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

N/A (Partial)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

No Information Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Ministry of Equipment, Urbanism and Housing

stages
TIMELINE

N/A

focus
FOCUS

The Master Plan focuses on poverty reduction and increasing the quality of urban life.

COUNTRY NUP DOCUMENT

Country NUP
type 1
MORE COUNTRY RESOURCES

Further Resources
COMMENTS

There is no explicit NUP.

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Thematic scope of Mauritania NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

Low
spatial image
Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

Low
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

Moderate
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

Low
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

Low

Graphical Representation

Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information

Figure 1. Graphical representation of the thematic focus of Mauritania NUP

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

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

The National Urban Policies for Mauritania, does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Mauritania NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their No Information phase.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Mauritania 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 Mauritania NUP.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Mauritania 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