Browsing Briefs, Summaries, Policies and Strategies by Author "Africa Office"
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Africa Environment Outlook 2: Our Environment, Our Wealth - Executive Summary
(2006)The dawn of the 21st century stands out as the beginning of a renaissance for Africa – politically, economically and environmentally. The formation of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, NEPAD, marked a turning ... -
Africa Waste Management Outlook - Summary for Decision-makers
(2018)Following the success of the Global Waste Management Outlook, IETC has been leading the development of a series of regional and thematic WM outlook. The Africa WM Outlook is part of this series and looks at the continent's ... -
African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) - Briefing Note to the AMCEN on ACEA Progress and the World Circular Economy Forum 2022 (WCEF2022)
(2022-09)In 2020, the Secretariat of the ACEA was set up after the African Development Bank agreed to serve as its host. With funding from the World Economic Forum and the Danish Development Agency, Dalberg, an international ... -
Africa’s Engagement in the Fifth United Nations Environment Assembly of UN Environment Programme: Note by the Secretariat - African Ministerial Conference on the Environment - Eighth Special Session, Ministerial meeting
(2020)This note aims to stimulate discussions during the eighth special session of the African Ministerial Conference, on how Africa can better engage in the 2021 Environment Assembly. This will include discussions on the ... -
The Circular Economy Transition in South Africa: Untapped Opportunities in the Waste Sector - Switch Africa Green Programme Policy Brief 3/2020
(2020)The South African waste economy shows that the potential contribution of waste to gross domestic product (GDP) is significant if the materials currently being lost to landfills can be recovered and used. Emphasis on ... -
Constitution of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN)
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Enhancing the Role of Environment Protection Agencies in Africa: Note by the Secretariat - African Ministerial Conference on the Environment
(2022-07)One of the core mandates of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is to enhance the connection between science and policy in environmental matters through the consolidation and dissemination of credible science ... -
Green Manufacturing Strategy in Uganda - Switch Africa Green
(2020)The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, with support from SWITCH Africa Green, has developed a green manufacturing strategy in collaboration with the Uganda Cleaner Production Centre. The strategy will create an ... -
Information Note on Digital Sequence Information (DSI) on Genetic Resources - Prepared by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity for the Resumed eighteenth session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) (12-16 September 2022, Dakar, Senegal
(2022-09)In recent years, DNA sequencing technologies have become faster, cheaper and more accurate. Digital sequence information, or DSI, on genetic resources is used in a range of activities commercial and non-commercial such as ... -
Information Note on the Development of the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework - prepared by the Co-Chairs of the Open-ended Working Group on Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework for the Resumed eighteenth Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) (12-16 September 2022, Dakar, Senegal)
(2022-09)This note provides an update on the negotiations towards the adoption of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). The Conference of the Parties, at its fourteenth meeting, adopted the preparatory process for the ... -
Key Messages by the Twelve Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa that was Held in Abidjan 30 August to 02 September 2024
(2024-09)Key Messages by the twelve Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa that was held in Abidjan 30 August to 02 September 2024. -
Ministerial Statement and Key Policy Messages of the Ninth Special Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment - African Ministerial Conference on the Environment
(2022-02)Ministerial statement and key policy messages -
Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) Africa: Achievements and Lessons Learned 2005–2018 - Summary
(2019)This Summary report reviews the Initiative’s successes and failures, and its responses to these. In so doing, it documents how robust and integrated evidence—along with changes in policy, budgeting, investment and monitoring ... -
Rules of Procedure of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment
(1997-01)Rules of procedure -
Scaling Innovation at the Energy-Agriculture Nexus in East Africa: Sectoral Business Condition Brief Energy-Agriculture Nexus
(2016)With rising global demand for food, there is an urgent need to find climate-smart ways to intensify agricultural production. As the population expands, agribusinesses not only need to fight food losses but also produce and ... -
Sudan: First State of Environment and Outlook Report 2020: Environment for Peace and Sustainable Development - Executive Summary
(2020)The overall objective of the Sudan First State of the Environment and Outlook 2020 Report (SoE) is to document and to assess the current status of the environment in Sudan and to propose scenarios and policy options. The ... -
Sustainability in Regulatory and Institutional Frameworks for Public Procurement in Uganda to Advance Market Access for Green Products - Switch Africa Green Programme Policy Brief 2/2020
(2020)Public procurement can be a powerful tool in the promotion of socioeconomic and environmental objectives. As a significant consumer of goods, works and services, governments contribute significantly to the world’s Gross ... -
Sustainability of Biogas and Solid Biomass Value Chains in Ethiopia: Results and Recommendations from Implementation of the Global Bioenergy Partnership Indicators - Summary
(2019)The Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) project provides technical assistance to government officials and experts in Ethiopia and Kenya to assess the sustainability of their bioenergy sectors and to build their capacity ...
