Report of the meeting of the Committee of Experts of the first conference of African ministers responsible for sustainable development and the environment

Abstract

For Africa, this Conference wishes to consider the strategies for enhancing the region's participation by: firstly, by trying to identify, particularly in the context of the 1997 review, sustainable development issues and priorities that could be better addressed at the regional rather than at the global or national levels; secondly, by establishing, where it does not exist, an inventory of all regional activities in the area of sustainable development carried out under the auspices or with the involvement of UN organizations; thirdly, by identifying major and emerging trends and issues, including the environmental impact of activities that are gravely hazardous to the environment; fourthly, by considering recommendations for future actions and priorities, including the issue of financial commitments at Rio, access to the Global Environment Facility IGEF) ; and lastly by considering recommendations on the future role of the CSD. These considerations should be on the agenda of the proposed joint meeting of the Ministerial Follow-up Committee of Fifteen and AMCEN in Dakar in 1997.