Uganda

A deep analysis of Uganda National Urban Policy

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa

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gdp

726.9
GDP per capita

pop

40.3M
Population (2016)

pop growth

3.3%
Population growth rate

inflation

5.5%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

75.8%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

95.5%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

11.7%
Forested areas

co2

48
CO2 emissions estimate

female

82.3%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

87.6%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

58.8
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

55.7
Male life expectancy

unemployment

3.8%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

16.10%
Urban population

male pop

5%
Male education

female pop

3.9%
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 Policy (Explicit)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Formulation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Ministry of Housing and Urban Development

stages
TIMELINE

2014

focus
FOCUS

The policy is focuses on addressing current urbanization challenges such as: balanced development, urban governanve, enviromental quality of urban life, effective urban planning and management to address urban sprawl, efficient urban infrastcruture, safety and secuitry in urban areas, and competitiveness. The policy also focuses on providing open public spaces, promotion of cultural tourism and heritage, as well as urban renewal and it promoting healthy and safe urban environments

COUNTRY NUP DOCUMENT

Country NUP
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Further Resources
COMMENTS

The NUP is explicit and was developed with assistance from UN-Habitat. The policy was approved in June of 2017.

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Thematic scope of Uganda 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

Low
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

Low
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

Moderate

Graphical Representation

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

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

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

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

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

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Uganda 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 Uganda NUP.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Uganda 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