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West Central Africa : Building Ownership for Environmentally Sustainable Development

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dc.contributor.authorSwayze, T.
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T09:57:37Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T09:57:37Z
dc.date.issued1996-12
dc.description.abstractWithin the sub-region of West Central Africa (Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo) several countries have completed National Environmental Action Plans (NEAPs). Some are implementing environmental support programs based on these plans, as well as more site-specific natural resource management, urban environmental management, and biodiversity conservation projects. The report notes some success stories. It concludes, however, that high population growth and rapid urbanization, high poverty levels and the direct dependency of most poor families on natural resources for subsistence, low levels of environmental awareness at all levels of society, market and policy failures, and institutional weaknesses, all point to the need for redoubling and redirecting environmental efforts. These factors underlie the sub-region's priority problems as identified in national planning exercises: (i) land degradation; (ii) deforestation and loss of biodiversity; (iii) water availability and quality; (iv) urban environmental degradation; and (v) coastal resource degradation. Without action, these problems will increasingly constrain the options for sustainable development. The strategy makes it clear that the next major phase towards Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESD) is to mainstream environmental issues into national development planning in all sectors and at all levels of society.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/12/12850535/west-central-africa-building-ownership-environmentally-sustainable-development
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/9947
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9947
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAfrica Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 76
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectBEST PRACTICES
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectBUDGET PROCESS
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCOASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCOLLABORATION
dc.subjectCOMMON ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
dc.subjectCONSERVATION
dc.subjectCONSERVATION PROJECTS
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ACTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLANS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PLANS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectESD
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectLOCAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectLOSS OF BIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONAL PLANNING
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectNEAP
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDER
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDERS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.titleWest Central Africa : Building Ownership for Environmentally Sustainable Developmenten
dc.title.alternativePour un developpement ecologiquement viable en Afrique du Centre-Ouesten
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okr.date.disclosure2010-10-11
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T10:36:29.980958Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/12/12850535/west-central-africa-building-ownership-environmentally-sustainable-development
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
okr.guid386271468012668167
okr.guid834041468017445638
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333038_20101011013013
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum12850535
okr.identifier.report57047
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Accountability
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Governance
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Management
okr.topicEnergy::Energy and Environment
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.unitEnvironment Department (ENV)
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