Papua New Guinea

A deep analysis of Papua New Guinea National Urban Policy

Region: Asia & The Pacific

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gdp

16576
GDP per capita

pop

7.7M
Population (2016)

pop growth

2.1%
Population growth rate

inflation

6.7%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

32.8%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

88%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

74.2%
Forested areas

co2

60
CO2 emissions estimate

female

69.6%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

71%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

64.5
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

60.3
Male life expectancy

unemployment

3.3%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

13%
Urban population

male pop

/%
Male education

female pop

/%
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

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

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Implementation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

PNG Office of Urbanisation and Physical Planning Board

stages
TIMELINE

2010

focus
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.

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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).

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Thematic scope of Papua New Guinea NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

Low
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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 Papua New Guinea NUP

Measurement of how Papua New Guinea NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier

sdg 11.a.1

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

sdg 11.a.1

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

sdg 11.a.1

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