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Overview of economic and social conditions in Africa in 2009
(2010-02)
The global recession negatively affected economic activity in Africa in 2009. The continental gross domestic product (GDP) growth decelerated from 4.9 per cent in 2008 to 1.6 per cent in 2009, as demand and prices for ...
Sustainable development report on Africa: sustainable consumption and production for sustainable growth and poverty reduction
(2010)
The report documents progress made by African countries in the implementation of sustainable development commitments on the thematic cluster of issues comprising transport, chemicals, waste management, mining and sustainable ...
Third edition of the African Economic Outlook focuses on aid and Public Resource Mobilisation
(2010-07)
The African Economic Outlook has become a widely acclaimed annual report on African economies. AEO is the only recurrent report on Africa that provides country-by-country analysis of recent political, economic and social ...
UNECA and Microsoft join forces to support economic growth and opportunity in Africa
(2010-01)
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and Microsoft announced the signing of a partnership agreement to promote development and foster regional cooperation in Africa by leveraging information and ...
UNECA and Microsoft join forces to support economic growth and opportunity in Africa
(2010-01)
Through the public-private partnership, UNECA and Microsoft will employ their respective expertise in a number of areas including: access to software and technical support; local software development; capacity building in ...
Changements climatiques, croissance et réduction de la pauvretée : document de travail no 12
(2010-10)
Tout le monde s’accorde à penser que les changements climatiques constituent une question critique pour l’Afrique et en fait le plus grand problème, avec celui de la pauvreté, qui se pose au 21e
siècle. Les changements ...
Earth observation for Africa's development agenda
(2010-11)
The objective of the study is to produce an environmental analysis index map of shorelines of Atlas cove. A rapid assessment approach was employed for the shorelines and the outcome of the rapid assessment was authenticated ...
Promoting high-level sustainable growth to reduce unemployment in Africa : issues paper
(2010-02)
This issues paper provides a basis for discussion on a new and more effective approach to strengthen the growth-employment-poverty reduction nexus, which has been largely overlooked in policy formulation and implementation ...
Climate change and ecosystem sustainability
(2010-10)
Our natural environment is in crisis globally and in Africa. Ecosystems (both terrestrial and aquatic) and biodiversity are all being degraded rapidly under the present global economic system which treats the environment ...
Climate change, trade and industrial development
(2010-10)
Africa’s trade constitutes about three per cent of global trade. Exports are largely agricultural and unprocessed commodities from particularly resource-rich countries. Agriculture, mining and oil constitute more than 80 ...