Nauru

A deep analysis of Nauru National Urban Policy

Region: Asia & The Pacific

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gdp

182
GDP per capita

pop

1M
Population (2016)

pop growth

0.4%
Population growth rate

inflation

N/A%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

0%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

96.4%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

0%
Forested areas

co2

4
CO2 emissions estimate

female

49.4%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

78.3%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

63.3
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

57.5
Male life expectancy

unemployment

22.7%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

100%
Urban population

male pop

NA%
Male education

female pop

NA%
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

National Sustainable Development Strategy 2005- 2025 (Explicit)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Diagnosis Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Nauru Island Council; Ministry for Finance and sustainable Development

stages
TIMELINE

2009

focus
FOCUS

The Development Strategy sets out long-term goals for Nauru, they include: the development of domestic food production, rehabilitation of mined-out lands and the provision of enhanced social, infrastructure and utilities services.

COUNTRY NUP DOCUMENT

Country NUP
type 1
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Further Resources
COMMENTS

This is not an explicit NUP.

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Thematic scope of Nauru NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

Low
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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 Nauru NUP

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

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

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

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Nauru 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 Nauru NUP.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Nauru 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