Africa Environment Outlook Africa Environment Outlook 3 (AEO 3 (AEO 3): 3): “ ATELIER FINAL DU PROJET RIPIECSA. Prospective du réseau AMMANET ”, Cotonou (BENIN), 18‐21 Octobre 2011 Africa Environment Outlook Africa Environment Outlook-3 (AEO 3 (AEO-3): 3): opportunities and challenges for Africa. opportunities and challenges for Africa. An initiative leaded by UNEP An initiative leaded by UNEP Jacques‐André NDIONE 1 , Frank TURYATUNGA 2 , Charles SEBUKEERA 2 , Chistopher AMBALA 2 , Clever MAFUTA 3 , Washington OCHOLA 4 , Ahmed ABDELREHIM 5 , Joseph OPIO‐ODONGO 6 , Telly Eugene MURAMIRA 4 1‐ Centre de Suivi Ecologique (CSE), BP 15532, Dakar, SENEGAL, jacques‐[email protected]2‐ UNEP, Nairobi, KENYA 3‐ GRID‐Arendal, NORWAY 4‐ RUFORUM, Kampala, OUGANDA 5‐ CEDARE, Cairo, EGYPT 6‐ SDS, Kampala, OUGANDA 7 NEMA K l OUGANDA 7‐ NEMA, Kampala, OUGANDA
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Africa Environment OutlookAfrica Environment Outlook 3 (AEO3 (AEO 3):3):
“ ATELIER FINAL DU PROJET RIPIECSA. Prospective du réseau AMMANET ”, Cotonou (BENIN), 18‐21 Octobre 2011
Africa Environment OutlookAfrica Environment Outlook--3 (AEO3 (AEO--3):3):opportunities and challenges for Africa. opportunities and challenges for Africa.
An initiative leaded by UNEPAn initiative leaded by UNEP
Jacques‐André NDIONE1, Frank TURYATUNGA2, Charles SEBUKEERA2, q , , ,Chistopher AMBALA2, Clever MAFUTA3, Washington OCHOLA4, Ahmed ABDELREHIM5, Joseph OPIO‐ODONGO6, Telly Eugene MURAMIRA4
1‐ Centre de Suivi Ecologique (CSE), BP 15532, Dakar, SENEGAL, jacques‐[email protected]‐ UNEP, Nairobi, KENYA3‐ GRID‐Arendal, NORWAY
6‐ SDS, Kampala, OUGANDA7 NEMA K l OUGANDA7‐ NEMA, Kampala, OUGANDA
OutlineOutlineOutlineOutline
Introduction
AEO‐3: Health and Environment ‐ A short overviewAEO‐3: Health and Environment ‐ A short overview
M th d lMethodology
Budget and timeline
Conclusion
IntroductionIntroduction Since 2002, UNEP has already published two volumes: the AEO‐1 (Past Present and Perspectives) and AEO‐2the AEO 1 (Past, Present and Perspectives) and AEO 2 (Our environment, our wealth)
AEO‐3
AEO‐1 AEO‐2
AEOAEO--3: Health and Environment 3: Health and Environment --A short OverviewA short Overview
The theme of AEO-3 report is Health and Environmentand Environment
The main aim is to highlight the g genvironmental and how it underpins human health at sub-regional and gregional levels
Recent international african context is very favorable with the AEOAEO--3: Health and Environment 3: Health and Environment -- A short overviewA short overview
yLibreville Declaration (2008), the Luanda Commitment (2010), the Joint Statement on Climate and Health (2010), the HESA (Health and Environment Strategic Alliance, 2010)Environment Strategic Alliance, 2010)
AEOAEO--3: Health and Environment 3: Health and Environment -- A short overviewA short overview
The issues of environment and health are characterised by multi-causality with differentcharacterised by multi-causality with different strengths of associations.
Thus, links between exposures and their health consequences depend on environmental pollutants and diseases being considered.
Influenced by factors such as genetic y gconstitution, age, nutrition and lifestyle, levels poverty and level of education.p y
AEOAEO--3: Health and Environment 3: Health and Environment -- A short overviewA short overview
Africa experiences both “traditional” and “new/emerging” environmental challenges tonew/emerging environmental challenges to human health
Air quality and water and sanitation are still “traditional” environmental threats of relevance
Those related to chemicals and chemical hazards, urbanisation, ecosystem services and biodiversity, climate change, constitute the new/emerging threats.
Vulnerable population groups are more impactedVulnerable population groups are more impacted.
African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) The Bureau of AMCEN Th I t A T h i l C itt f AMCEN (IATC) The Inter Agency Technical Committee of AMCEN (IATC) The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)World Health Organisation (WHO)g ( ) UNEP/AEO Team The Africa Environment Information Network (AEIN)
The Data Working Group The Scenarios Working Group Th P li A l i W ki G The Policy Analysis Working Group The Publications and Outreach Working Group The Collaborating Centres (CCs)The Collaborating Centres (CCs) Experts (scientists, scenario builders, policy analysts, experts networks (water, health, ecohealth, climate, coastal and marine, etc.) A th (l d th d h t th ) Authors (lead, theme and chapter authors) Reviewers, Translators
The analytical framework for the AEO‐3 report is the DPSEEA(Drivers‐Pressures‐State‐Exposure‐Effects‐Actions) framework commonly used in health and environment assessments.
AEOAEO--3: Proposed 3: Proposed structurestructureThree parts
Part 1: Backward linkage to AEO-1 and 2 (focusing i t t d t d f th i t i thon issues, state and trends of the environment in the
region)
Part 2: Identifying priority inter-linkages issues and emerging challenges related to health andand emerging challenges related to health and environment in the region
Part 3: Assessing challenges and opportunities
AEOAEO‐‐3 3 processprocess timelinetimeline
BudgetBudget
ConclusionConclusion The AEO is a comprehensive integrated report on the African Environment. The AEO‐3, in particular, will focus on the inter‐linkages between health and environment.
The report is designed to function as a tool for policy p g p ymakers and other stakeholders to monitor and assess environment‐health challenges in Africa and take gappropriate actions for improving environmental sustainability and public health.
AEO‐3 will be based on solid and scientifically credibleevidence
AEOAEO--3 process is interdisciplinary and participative.3 process is interdisciplinary and participative.evidence.
The challenging issue to bring our contribution in The challenging issue to bring our contribution in preventing preventing disease through healthy environmentdisease through healthy environment
ConclusionConclusion (2)(2)
Remember: Principle 1 of Rio Declaration (1992)Remember: Principle 1 of Rio Declaration (1992)