Progress report on 1986-1987 environments in Africa programme activities since the last meeting, including consideration of environment in Africa work programme for 1988-1989 biennium

Abstract

The Third meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental regional Committee on Human Settlements and Environment (referred to below as the Joint Committee) was held at ECA, Addis Ababa from 22-26 July 1985. That meeting reviewed the implementation of the ECA Environment in Africa work Programme for the 1984 -1985 biennium as carried out by the three-man professional staff in the Environment Co-ordination Section of Social Development Environment and Human Settlements division. Because of the impact of the prolonged drought 1968-84 and its devastating effect coupled with that of desertification on the economy and on food production on more than two thirds of the African countries the ECA has put a very high priority on these twin problems of environmental degradation