Papua New Guinea
A deep analysis of Papua New Guinea National Urban Policy
Region: Asia & The Pacific

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
PNG National Urban Policy (2010-2030) (Explicit)

STAGE OF NUP
Implementation Phase

LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
PNG Office of Urbanisation and Physical Planning Board

TIMELINE
2010

FOCUS
The policy focuses on urbanization from two perspectives: benefits of urbanization and challenges arising from unmanaged urbanization, The NUP focuses on issues such as: infrastructure, land tenure reform, equity (in terms of health and income), and governance.

COMMENTS
This is an Explicit NUP. PNG was the first Pacific Island country to develop a comprehensive NUP (with the assistance of the Australian Government).

Thematic scope of Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
Population dynamics
The National Urban Policies for Papua New Guinea, does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Papua New Guinea NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their Implementation phase.
NO
Territorial development
Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea NUP.
NO
Local fiscal space
Papua New Guinea 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