Country Profile
Paraguay’s urban population stands at over 4.1 million inhabitants. The Constitution of Paraguay enhances the role of municipalities in matters of planning, urbanism and land management, among other urban issues. This hinders developing of master plans resulting from unbalanced focus between Asunción and other areas on national scale, the state’s urban planning and development has halted since 2012.
Some key urban numbers related to Paraguay include:
The Ministry of Urbanism Housing and Habitat (MUVH) of Paraguay, has officially approved the National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy
OUR WORK
National Urban Policy (NUP) is a coherent set of decisions via government led actors that coordinates various actors towards a common goal and vision for long term, resilient urban development.
UN-Habitat continues collaborating with Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) of Republic of Korea in supporting development of National Urban Policies (NUP):
- Phase 1 (2017~2022): Integrating people-centered smart city approaches in NUP for Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and Niger State, Nigeria.
- Phase 2 (2022~2026): Scaling up people-centered smart cities through National Urban Policy: Republic of Azerbaijan, Kingdom of Cambodia, Arab Republic of Egypt, Republic of Mozambique, and Republic of Paraguay.
UN-Habitat’s People-Centered Smart Cities Approach (PSCA) promotes deployment of technology and innovation to ensure sustainability, inclusivity, prosperity and human rights in cities By creating a framework that centers people in smart city development, the delivery of policies and programmes can be more inclusive and responsive to their needs.
Korea-funded NUPP seeks to integrate PSCA into NUP to promote and achieve transformative, inclusive, green, productive and resilient urban development.
objectives
Project document
Project Title |
National Urban Policy Programme, Phase Two: Scaling Up People-centered Smart Cities through National Urban Policy |
|---|---|
| Country | Republic of Paraguay |
| Overall Objective | Promote a people-centered smart cities approach through National Urban Policies in Paraguay |
| Key Ministry | Ministry of Urbanism, Housing and Habitat (MUVH) |
| Internal Stakeholders | Lead organizational Unit: Policy, Legislation and Governance Section
Implementing Unit: Cambodia Country office with the support from HQ Project team
Collaborating Units: Urban Practices Branch, Global Solutions Division/ External Relations, Strategy, Knowledge and Innovation Division, Programme Development Branch, HQ/ Regional Office for Africa, other Regional Offices (ROAP, ROAS and ROLAC) |
| External Stakeholders | MOLIT of the Republic of Korea
National governments and local authorities in benefiting countries: Ministry of Urbanism, Housing and Habitat (MUVH), Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies (MITIC), local governments. Local NGOs |
| Country Contact | Duk Hwan Son: Senior Programme Officer, UN-Habitat (duk.son@un.org)
Rayne Ferretti Moraes: National Officer for Brazil (rayne.ferretti@un.org)
Evandro Holz: Technical advisor, UN-Habitat (evandro.holz@un.org) |
| Major Outputs | One (1) revised National Urbanism, Housing and Habitat Plan (PLANUVIH 2030), one (1) draft implementation guide for the PLANUVIH at subnational levels.
One (1) implementation strategy for the PLANUVIH at the metropolitan level, one (1) smart city guide and digital governance based on people-centered smart cities, three (3) interventions / demonstration projects, one (1) exchange visit |
| Budget | USD284,000 |
| Duration | November 2022 – October 2026 (48 months) |