Environment, population and urbanization

Abstract

The environment, population, and urbanization cluster deals with crosscutting and sectoral issues. It assists the African Union Commission (AUC) and other African organizations in formulating and implementing environmental, population and urbanization policies. In addition, it fosters the implementation of joint projects and collaborative efforts between the United Nations organizations and agencies, African Union Commission, its NEPAD program and the regional economic communities. Its objectives are to address the challenges of: growing populations and the movement of people; the rapid growth of towns; environmental degradation and pollution; and the lack of demographic statistics.