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Environmental Information Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa : From Innovation to Management

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dc.contributor.authorPrévost, Yves
dc.contributor.authorGilruth, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T09:45:59Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T09:45:59Z
dc.date.issued1999-02
dc.description.abstractThe development of Environmental Information Systems (EIS) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in the 1970s and 1980s was slow, in spite of several efforts to introduce the technology. However since 1990, growth has been phenomenal. Whereas, only one or two institutions in each country were previously active in EIS, over 500 EIS related projects are now under way, involving thousands of African experts, plus numerous development partners from non government organizations (NGOs), the private sector, bilateral agencies, and international organizations. Not surprisingly, the number of actors involved in EIS construction is expected to increase even further, until all institutions and organizations involved in environmental management have adopted EIS-related technologies. The EIS concept as know it today emerges from several initiatives to promote the more efficient use of data in environmental management. First, the advent of satellite remote sensing in 1972 gave a new perspective to viewing the earth's resources and led to large data and training subsidies to stimulate the use of first Landsat and then SPOT products. Next came the early environmental applications of remote sensing in Africa, championed by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which used satellite imagery to monitor rangeland dynamics and desertification. The term EIS only came into wide use in the 1990s, concurrent with the advent of natural resource and environment action plans. The concept reflects our growing understanding of the link between environment and development. Thus, environmental information is the data, statistics, and other documents, that enable managers to identify and quantify specific environmental resource categories, and to determine their optimum utilization. Seen in this larger context, an EIS is the institutional and technical response needed to improve the role and benefits of information in environmental management.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/02/12586923/environmental-information-systems-sub-saharan-africa-innovation-management
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/9874
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9874
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAfrica Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 128
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACTION PLANS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectBENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCATALOGS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectDATA ACCESS
dc.subjectDATA ARCHITECTURE
dc.subjectDATA PROCESSING
dc.subjectDATA SHARING
dc.subjectDATABASE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING PROCESS
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING PROCESSES
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHICS
dc.subjectDOCUMENTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTATIONS
dc.subjectINFORMATION POLICY
dc.subjectINFORMATION RESOURCES
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS
dc.subjectINTEGRATION
dc.subjectINTEROPERABILITY
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLEADING
dc.subjectMANAGERIAL SKILLS
dc.subjectMETADATA
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF USERS
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPROTOTYPES
dc.subjectQUALITY INFORMATION
dc.subjectREPOSITORY
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectSATELLITE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTARGETS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL SKILLS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TOOLS
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectUSER
dc.subjectUSERS
dc.subjectVARIETY
dc.subjectVISION
dc.titleEnvironmental Information Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa : From Innovation to Managementen
dc.title.alternativeLes systemes d'indoration sur I'environnement en Afrique Subsaharienne: de I'nnovation a la qestionen
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okr.date.disclosure2010-07-27
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:51:40.658894Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/02/12586923/environmental-information-systems-sub-saharan-africa-innovation-management
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333038_20100727032736
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum12586923
okr.identifier.report54998
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicEducation::Knowledge for Development
okr.topicInformation Security and Privacy
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.unitAFT: Environment & NRM (AFTEN)
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