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Development and Improvement of Environment Statistics in Africa
Project / Program Summary

I. Basic data

Sector(s): Capacity Building in Statistics
Title: Development and Improvement of Environment Statistics in Africa -- Phase I;
Donor country/ organization involved: Government of the NETHERLANDS
Beneficiary countries / regions: Africa
Implementing agencies in beneficiary countries / regions: Economic Planning Ministries
Starting Date: January 1997
Ending Date: December 1998
Project / Program budget: US$88,500
Finance / Type of cooperation: grant

II. Project / program description

  1. Objectives
    Promote the collection and use of environment statistics in selected African countries.
  2. Activities / contents
    • Study on national environment concern in Africa
    • Identification of problems in the field of Environment Statistics in selected African countries
  3. Expected outcomes / impacts
    • Report on a mission to Botswana and Seychelles for assessing sources of availability of data
  4. Features in line with the Agenda for Action
    This project will contribute to African capacity building in the field of statistics and enhance South South cooperation in the context of TICAD II process.

III. Contact point:

U.N.E.C.A.
Att. Director PPFED
P.O.Box: 3001
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1) 517200 X. 33244 / 511296 (Direct line)
Fax: (251-1) 510276
E-mail:
Internet:

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