Browsing UNEP Publications by Country/Region "Africa"
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Ecosystem services and rural livelihoods in the Sahel: environmental accounting and wealth surveys
(UNEP, 2012)This report uses environmental accounting in conjunction with data from the literature to evaluate the costs and benefits of different land use systems in the Sahel on environmental services and ultimately on the populations ... -
Environment Information System: user manual
(UNEP, 2005)The objective of the Africa Environment Outlook Environment Information System (AEO-EIS) is to act as a standard information system for African nations to acquire, process, and disseminate information relevant to sustainable ... -
Environmental Change through Capacity Building: Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific - Capacity building related to multilateral environmental agreements(MEAs) in African, Caribbean and Pacific(ACP) countries
(2017-03)To address the challenges faced by developing countries in the implementation of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), UN Environment joined forces with the European Commission and the Secretariat of the African, ... -
Environmental reporting for African journalists: a handbook of key environmental issues and concepts
(UNEP, 2006)The dynamic nature of environmental information calls for concerted, consistent and informed environmental reporting. This handbook amplifies the call and presents journalists with the tools of delivering such reporting. ... -
GEO Africa data portal and AEO data working group, 17-20 November 2003, UNEP, Nairobi: meeting report
(UNEP, 2003)The Africa Environment Information Network (AEIN) initiative is designed to support the Africa Environment Outlook (AEO) process. Among other things, the initiative aims to strengthen organizational networking and capacities ... -
GEO-6 for Youth Africa: A Wealth of Green Opportunities - Global Environment Outlook
(2019)Africa’s sustainability future is bright. In that future, green jobs abound so much that youth unemployment is dealt a decisive blow. But for this future to materialise, young people, policymakers, private sector players, ... -
GEO-6: Global Environment Outlook: Regional Assessment for Africa
(2016)The GEO 6 regional assessment recognizes Africa’s rich natural capital - the diversity of soil, geology, biodiversity, water,landscapes and habitats- which if wisely managed, hold the promise to lead the region to a future ... -
Global Assessment of the Vulnerability of Water Resources to Environmental Change
(2005)This a framework used to assess the vulnerability of surface and groundwater to human land uses, within an integrated river basin management approach. In Africa, the project has provided significant baseline information ... -
Global Environment Outlook 5 (GEO 5): Environment for the Future We Want
(2012)In 1995, in support of UNEPs unique mandate within the UN system to keep under review the world environmental situation, (GA resolution 2997 of December 1972), the UNEP Governing Council requested a new, comprehensive ... -
Handbook on the Implementation of Conventions Related to Biological Diversity in Africa - UNEP/UNDP/Dutch Joint Project on Environmental Law and Institutions in Africa
(1999)The objective of this Handbook is to provide a reference point for biodiversity conservation programmes in Africa. The book is formulated around the main biodiversity conventions of relevance to Africa. This design is based ... -
Hydropolitical vulnerability and resilience along international waters: Africa
(UNEP, 2006)This is the first report in a series of assessment reports in different geographic regions on hydropolitical vulnerability and resilience along international waters. It presents a comprehensive assessment of the hydropolitical ... -
Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa - Summary for Decision Makers
(2022-11)The Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa is the result of a scientifically underpinned process aimed at catalyzing and supporting transformative development in ... -
Lake Victoria Basin Environment Outlook
(UNEP, 2006)The Lake Victoria Environment Outlook (LVBEO) report provides an in-depth integrated analysis of the environmental dynamics within the basin. The report is the first ecosystem environment outlook report in Africa. It has ... -
Loss and Damage: The Role of Ecosystem Services
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)This report tries to advance understanding of climatic stressor effects on ecosystems and possible correlations and implications for societal losses and damages. Five case studies from Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America ... -
Measuring Progress: Environment and the SDGs
(2021)This Measuring Progress: Environment and the SDGs informs on the 92 environment-related SDG indicators, analyzes the progress made in achieving the SDG targets and identifies data gaps. The statistical approach uses simple ... -
Overview of Land-based Sources and Activities Affecting the Marine, Coastal and Associated Freshwater Environment in the West and Central African Region - Regional Seas reports and studies no. 171
(UNEP, 2000)This document Provides a regional overview on land based . -
Reactive nitrogen in the environment
(UNEP, 2007)This non-technical report summarizes the present scientific understanding of the major issues surrounding reactive nitrogen, and discusses the overarching environmental, human health and economic issues created by both ... -
A Regional Directory of African Tertiary Level Environmental Training Programmes and Resource Persons
(1991)The directory is a record of activities in environmental training and research and another step in a series of activities to establish a network of tertiary level institutions with active environmental training programmes ... -
Review of Institutional Capacity-Building for Environmental Law and Institutions in Africa
(2000)The report is presented as a useful guide and not necessarily a blueprint. It should be useful in the implementation of Phase II of the project. In addition, the report should provide useful guidelines for countries ... -
Sahel atlas of changing landscapes: tracing trends and variations in vegetation cover and soil condition
(UNEP, 2012)This atlas aims to illustrate a rigorous scientific basis for understanding processes of landscape change in the Sahel and describes landscapes climate vegetation and trends in vegetation and soil health. The atlas provides ...
