Philippines

A deep analysis of Philippines National Urban Policy

Region: Asia & The Pacific

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gdp

284582
GDP per capita

pop

102M
Population (2016)

pop growth

1.6%
Population growth rate

inflation

1.8%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

90.3%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

93.9%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

25.4%
Forested areas

co2

98
CO2 emissions estimate

female

50.4%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

78.8%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

71.6
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

64.7
Male life expectancy

unemployment

6.6%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

44.4%
Urban population

male pop

31.4%
Male education

female pop

40.3%
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 Urban Development and HousingFramework (NUDHF) (Explicit)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Implementation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD)

stages
TIMELINE

2017

focus
FOCUS

The policy focuses on mainstreaming climate change into National Urban Policies

COUNTRY NUP DOCUMENT

Country NUP
type 1
MORE COUNTRY RESOURCES

Further Resources
COMMENTS

The policy was developed with the assistance of UN-HABITAT and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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Thematic scope of Philippines 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

Moderate
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

Extensive

Graphical Representation

Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information

Figure 1. Graphical representation of the thematic focus of Philippines NUP

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

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

The National Urban Policies for Philippines, does respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Philippines NUP does focus on demographic trends and needs in their Implementation phase.

YES

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Philippines NUP does 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 Philippines NUP.

YES

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Philippines 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