Vanuatu

A deep analysis of Vanuatu National Urban Policy

Region: Asia & The Pacific

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gdp

812
GDP per capita

pop

1M
Population (2016)

pop growth

2.3%
Population growth rate

inflation

0.9%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

92.9%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

98.9%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

36.1%
Forested areas

co2

10
CO2 emissions estimate

female

61.1%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

80.6%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

73.6
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

69.6
Male life expectancy

unemployment

4.5%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

26.1%
Urban population

male pop

N/A%
Male education

female pop

N/A%
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

Draft Vanuatu Land Use Planning and Zoning Policy (Partial)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Diagnosis Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Physical Planning Unity Ministry of Internal Affairs

stages
TIMELINE

2012

focus
FOCUS

The policy aims to guide land use planning by setting priorities and outlining legislative and institutional settings to enable land use planning that is sustainable

COUNTRY NUP DOCUMENT

Country NUP
type 1
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Further Resources
COMMENTS

This is not an Explicit NUP - Tuvalu are undergoing a diagnostic and drafting phase

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Thematic scope of Vanuatu NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

No Information
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Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

No Information
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

No Information
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

No Information
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

No Information

Graphical Representation

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

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

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

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

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

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu NUP.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Vanuatu 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