Projects of regional interest : (b) International Centers for Training in integrated survey of natural resources and related recommendations

Abstract

The paper deals with UNESCO Conference on Principles and Methods of Integrating Aerial Survey Studies of Natural Resources for Development held in Toulouse, France, in September 1964> adopted inter alia a recommendation. The Conference, conscious of the great importance of an adequate knowledge of natural resources, particularly in developing countries, for the "balanced and co-ordinate development of these resources, and noting the need expressed at the Conference "by representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) for suitable training for key personnel responsible for the Organization.