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Possibilités d’harmonisation des systèmes réglementaires pour le développement des infrastructures : Le cas des pools énergétiques pour la fourniture de services et la transformation structurelle en Afrique
(2017)
La présente note d’orientation donne un aperçu de quelques-unes des principales recommandations issues de l’étude «Systèmes réglementaires efficaces pour la fourniture de services et la transformation structurelle en Afrique ...
Enhancing Africa's competitiveness: policy issues in natural resources and science and technology
(2001-09)
The paper discusses the concept of competitiveness and how the concept has evolved over time. This analysis is useful to understand and assess the current state of competitiveness in Africa and how competitiveness can be ...
Mainstreaming mineral wealth in growth and poverty reduction strategies
(2004)
The paper argues that poor performance is not an inherent characteristic of minerals-driven economies. It considers mineral endowments a capital that can spur growth and reduce poverty in developing countries if deployed ...
Financing climate change adaptation and mitigation in Africa: key issues and options for policy-makers and negotiators : policy brief
(2011-01)
Financial support for mitigation and adaptation in developing countries is a ‘make or break’ component of a United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) agreement in Copenhagen in December 2009. In light ...
Population Environment Development Agriculture Model : technical manual
(2000-10)
The last two decades, Africa experienced a severe crisis manifested among others in the constant decline of its economic growth rate. Since 1994, the economic situation of the continent has improved steadily, but this ...
An urban lens on national development planning in Africa : guidebook for policymakers
(2018-10)
Urbanization is a key defining trend for Africa in the twenty-first century. In a matter of just a few years, Africa will overtake Asia as the fastest urbanizing region in the world. By 2035, more than half of the population ...
ECA energy security policy framework
(2018)
The East African Community (EAC) have collectively experienced rapid economic growth and transformation over the last decade, in spite of an adverse global economic environment. The main drivers of these changes have been ...
Achieving sustainable development in Africa through inclusive green growth: leveraging the energy sector's potential
(2016)
Energy is an engine of economic growth and poverty eradication. It supports businesses, wealth and employment creation, thus improving the welfare of the majority of Africa’s population. However, although Africa is rich ...
Enhancing water resource management through an inclusive green economy approach: the case of Lake Victoria Basin
(2016)
The Lake Victoria Basin is endowed with abundant water and other natural resources, and is vital to its communities and countries owing to its role in supporting valuable ecosystems and economic activities. Its sustainable ...
Achieving sustainable development in Africa through inclusive green growth: leveraging trade potential
(2016)
Trade plays an important role in the world economy and can spur economic growth on the African continent. It reflects the preferences of firms and consumers on the world market, making the environmental and social outcomes ...