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Capacity building of West African countries around the green economy for climate change mitigation: a study on the green economy in West Africa
(2013-03)
The green economy, a controversial concept in its definitions, is considered to be a tool for the promotion of sustainable development. It remains at the heart of debates, both at the national and the international levels, ...
Rapport de la vingtième réunion du Comité intergouvernemental d’experts pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest
(2017-05)
La vingtième réunion du Comité intergouvernemental d’experts (CIE) du Bureau sous-régional de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) en Afrique de l’Ouest s’est tenue les 18 et 19 mai 2017 à Ouagadougou, grâce au ...
Développement Durable et Changement Climatique: comment se positionne l’Afrique du Nord?
(2011-02)
Le débat mondial sur le changement climatique ne se limite plus à une question d’ordre environnemental mais s’inscrit désormais dans une vision plus large,qui lie étroitement les objectifs environnementaux aux objectifs ...
Tracking progress on microeconomic and social development in the Eastern Africa region: sustaining economic growth and development in trubulent times
(2012-05)
The 2008-09 global economic crisis, African countries have benefited from the quick rebound in commodity prices, and their growth has been shored up by investments and trade with the emerging economies. A significant ...
From millennium development goals to sustainable development goals: lessons learned in West Africa
(2017-08)
This report entitled “From the Millennium Development Goals to the Sustainable Development Goals”, which presents the progress made in the sub region towards the MDGs and the transition to the SDGs, was prepared for the ...
Ecotourism in the intergovernmental authority on development (IGAD) region: an untapped potential with considerable socio-economic opportunities
(2011)
Ecotourism is an important and rapidly growing “niche market” within the global tourism industry, which offers an opportunity to develop products that can contribute to national environmental conservation, socio-economic ...
Assessing progress made after 15 years of implementing the Millennium Development Goals in West Africa and the transition to the Sustainable Development Goals
(2016-03)
This 2015 report assessing the progress made in West Africa towards fulfilling the MDGs, the second of its kind, not only provides an annual cumulative assessment of the subregion’s efforts to achieve the MDGs but also ...
Sustainable development and climate change :how North Africa is positioning itself ?
(2011-02)
This publication provides an overview of how the region is coping with climate change. It highlights the vulnerability of the region and the potential impacts on key sectors.Significant efforts made by countries have been ...
Report of the nineteenth session of the Intergovernmental committee of experts of Southern Africa: Harare, 7-8 March 2013
(2015-03)
The report presents the discussions and outcomes of the nineteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts of Southern Africa, which was held in Harare on 7 and 8 March 2013, under the theme “Industrialization ...
From the millennium development goals to sustainable development goals: path and additional efforts of West African countries towards achieving the objectives set for 2030
(2016-04)
This report entitled "From Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals" describing the steps forward in the sub‐region towards achieving the MDGs and the transition to SDGs, has been drawn up in the context ...