Paraguay
A deep analysis of Paraguay National Urban Policy
Region: Latin America & The Caribbean
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
National Housing andHabitat Policy of Paraguay (Partial)
STAGE OF NUP
Formulation Phase
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Ministerio de Urbanismo Vivienda y Hábitat
TIMELINE
2018
FOCUS
The law enhances the role of municipalities in matters of planning, urbanism, and land management. The law focuses on planning through the Sustainable Development Plan of the Municipality and the Urban and Land Management Plan.
COMMENTS
There is a partial NUP
Thematic scope of Paraguay 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 Paraguay NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
Population dynamics
The National Urban Policies for Paraguay, does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Paraguay NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their Formulation phase.
NO
Territorial development
Paraguay 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 Paraguay NUP.
NO
Local fiscal space
Paraguay 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