Nicaragua

A deep analysis of Nicaragua National Urban Policy

Region: Latin America & The Caribbean

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gdp

11806
GDP per capita

pop

6.1M
Population (2016)

pop growth

1.2%
Population growth rate

inflation

3.5%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

64.9%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

99.3%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

25.9%
Forested areas

co2

45
CO2 emissions estimate

female

48.9%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

80.2%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

77.5
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

71.4
Male life expectancy

unemployment

5.6%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

58.8%
Urban population

male pop

n/a%
Male education

female pop

n/a%
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 Transport Plan (Partial)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Formulation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure

stages
TIMELINE

2014

focus
FOCUS

The General Land Management Policy guides land use in a sustainable manner. It includes managing natural resources, prevention and mitigation of natural disasters, strengthening the administration of the State in the territory, inter-institutional coordination and management of the autonomous regional and municipal governments and civil society in terms of land

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COMMENTS

There is a partial NUP

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Thematic scope of Nicaragua NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

Extensive
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Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

Extensive
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

Extensive
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 Nicaragua NUP

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

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

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

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua NUP.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Nicaragua 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