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Down to Earth: Geographical Information for Sustainable Development in Africa (2002)
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR)

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Down to Earth: Geographic Information for Sustainable Development in Africa

Issue

Geographic Data and Information Needs

Mineral resource management

• Distribution of mineral resources

• Administrative data on exploration and prospecting activities

Human health management (equitable distribution of health facilities; early diagnosis, prompt treatment and environmental management; hygiene education)

• Demographic data

• Location and capacity of existing facilities and population centers

• Distribution of disease vectors

• Distribution of water pockets for remedial action

• Distribution, flow, and chemical characteristics of water courses

 

SOURCE: Adapted from ECA (2001)

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ECA (UN Economic Commission for Africa). 2001. The Future Orientation of Geoinformation Activities in Africa: A Position Paper. Available at <http://www.uneca.org/eca_resources/Conference_Reports_and_Other_Documents/disd/codi/docs/doc3EN.pdf>. Accessed May 15, 2002.

EIS-Africa (Environmental Information Systems-Africa). 2001. Environmental Information Systems Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Approaches, Lessons and Challenges, E. Gavin and J. Gyamfi-Aidoo, eds. EIS-Africa.


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UN (United Nations). 1997. Earth Summit: Rio + 5. Country Profiles–African States. Available at <http://www.un.org/esa/earthsummit/africp.htm>. Accessed May 17, 2002.

UN. 2001. SADC Progress Report on the Implementation of Agenda 21 and Sustainable Development: A Report to the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development. Available at <www.johannesburgsummit.org/web_pages/sadc_prepcom_progress_report.pdf>.

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