The United Nations General Assembly resolution 58/218 mandates United Nations Regional Commissions in collaboration with the secretariat of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD), regional and ...

In recognition of the problem of land tenure security and its effect on sustainable development, a study on Land tenure systems and sustainable development in Southern Africa was included in the ECA-SA work program. A draft ...

The consumption of chemicals by all industries and modern society’s reliance on chemicals for virtually all manufacturing processes make chemicals production one of the major and most globalized sectors of the world economy. ...

The objective of the subprogramme is to ensure food security and sustainable development in member countries of the ECA by: planning and implementing a critical programme to raise policy-makers' awareness of the urgency ...

The importance of Science and Technology to modern societies, and the role of a technologically informed population in promoting social and economic development, have long been recognized. Further advances in technology ...

In its Economic Report on Africa 2000, ECA argues that "the key to achieving sustainable growth and reducing the vulnerability of African economies to outside shocks is to transform the structure of Africa's economies. ...

The Conference was addressed and opened by His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda and Chairman of the National Resistance Movement. The major purpose of the Conference was to consider ...

The links between population and development have always been seen within the context of population and resources. This issue has engaged the attention of traditional economists like Malthus who were worried about rapid ...

The first session of the Conference of African Ministers responsible for Sustainable Development and the Environment (CAMSDE) was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 8 to 9 March 1996. The meeting was formally opened by ...

In May 1993, the ECA Conference of Ministers responsible for Economic and Social Development and Planning adopted the African Strategies for the implementation of Agenda 211 by its resolution 744 (XXVIII). This took into ...