Headlines:
Major
intergovernmental agreements and actors
Action
programmes, strategies, and research
State
of the regional environment
GEF
Projects
in the region
Other
actors and initiatives
Major
intergovernmental agreements and actors
Convention
and Statutes relating to the Development of the Chad Basin
The
N'Djamena Convention (formerly Fort Lamy Convention) was
adopted in 1964. Considering that since schemes drawn up by the
respective Member States for the utilisation of the water in the
Chad Basin were liable to affect the regime of the Basin and thereby
its exploitation by the other member States, it was considered
desirable to create a commission to prepare general regulations,
to ensure their effective application, to co-ordinate the research
activities, to study projects prepared by Member States, to recommend
plans for the execution of surveys and works in the Chad Basin,
and, in general, to maintain liaison between the States.
Lake
Chad Basin Commission (LCBC)
Some information on the work of the is given on the site of the
(French) International Office for Water. See also the Lake
Chad Basin Commission 2000 Final Communique. The Presidents
of Chad, Niger, and Nigeria, and high-level representatives of
the Presidents of Cameroon and the Central Africa Republic met
in July 2000 for the 10th summit meeting of the Lake Chad Basin
Commission.
Agreement
Creating a Development Fund of the Chad Basin Commission
Adopted in 1973.
Agreement
on the Joint Regulations on Fauna and Flora
The Agreement, which was adopted and came into force in 1977,
was concluded with the view of reaching the objectives of the
N'Djamena Convention, and provides for the preparation of a list
of protected species. The provisions also include rules to prevent
the trade in illegally taken species and products ; a joint regulation
will also provide for measures to forbid fire-arms, explosives,
electrical appliances, poison, drugs and polluting material for
fishing purposes. The Convention makes special reference to the
prohibition of the construction of dykes, dams and other obstacles
to fish migrations . The Convention also requires Member States
to organize mechanisms for the collection, analysis and distribution
of statistical information relating to fisheries. Member States
are obliged to regulate the import and export of live fish, their
eggs or other aquatic animals. They are also obliged to forbid
the pollution of fishing waters by any substance or by untreated
vegetable wastes .
Organisation
of African Unity,
OAU
The
Organization of African Unity was established in 1963, and the Charter
of the Organization was signed on that occasion by Heads of State
and Government of 32 independent African States. Its purposes are
to promote the unity and solidarity of the African States; defend
the sovereignty of members; eradicate all forms of colonialism;
promote international cooperation having due regard for the Charter
of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
coordinate and harmonize Member States economic, diplomatic, educational,
health, welfare, scientific and defense policies. Issues like Research,
Planning, Statistics & Population; Trade, Finance, Customs & Tourism;
Agriculture & Rural Development; Transport & Communications; Co-operation
& Integration; Industry, Energy & Mineral Resources, fall under
the organisation's Economic Cooperation and Development Department.
UN
Economic Commission for Africa, ECA
On the UN ECA site of the one finds News from Around Africa; Meetings
& Events on Africa; Archives of ECA Activities; IT for Development;
Nexus Issues; Empowering Women; Policy Analysis; Statistical Activities;Development
Management; Governance; Regional Integration; Library and Publications;
Reports of Conferences; Subregional Offices; and Special Initiative
on Africa.
Financial
institutions
African
Development Bank
The
ADB is the premier financial development institution of Africa,
dedicated to combating poverty and improving the lives of people
of the continent and engaged in the task of mobilising resources
towards the economic and social progress of its Regional Member
Countries. The bank's Environment and Sustainable Development Unit
"is the focal point for addressing and integrating the cross-cutting
themes of environment, population, gender, poverty reduction, NGO
relations/local participation, and institutional development into
the bank's operations." The bank's environmental guidelines
include coastal
and marine resource management, and fisheries.
See also the bank's country
environmental profiles for its members.
Action
programmes, strategies and research
State
of the regional environment
GEO
2000 State of the Environment: Africa
Global
Enviroment Outlook 2000. GEO is:
-
a global environmental assessment process, the GEO Process,
that is cross-sectoral and participatory. It incorporates regional
views and perceptions, and builds consensus on priority issues
and actions through dialogue among policy-makers and scientists
at regional and global levels.
- GEO
outputs, in printed and electronic formats, including the GEO
Report series. This series makes periodic reviews of the state
of the world's environment, and provides guidance for decision-making
processes such as the formulation of environmental policies,
action planning and resource allocation. Other outputs include
technical reports, a
web site and a publication for young people.
GEF
Projects in the region
None.
Other
actors, initiatives and resources
African
Water Page
The
main objective of the African Water Page, published by the Water
Policy International, is "to increase communication on
the Continent of Africa between people working in water.
However, the level of connectivity to the Internet is very low.
With other forms of communication being a difficulty, the Internet
adds enormous potential to data accessibility for professionals,
particularly those working in Government service. Not only is data
more accessible, but with email, News Groups and the WWW communication
between sector professionals can also be enhanced. There is a distinct
sense of isolation of people working, sometimes against daunting
odds, in countries all around Africa. As the African Water Page
develops, one of the objectives is to encourage African professionals
to become members of a closed forum for the sharing of information
and support, and to promote frank discussion about some of the difficulties
facing African professionals".
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