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3 Geographic Information Activities in Africa
Pages 29-36

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... 2001. SADC Progress Report on the Implementation of Agenda 21 and Sustainable Development: A Report to the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development.
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... provided a political foundation and programs to facilitate the transition toward sustainable development (UNCED, 1992) (Table 1-~.
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... Most of these have focused on the environment (Figure 2-~. Prominent environmental issues addressed include air quality and water resources management (Table 2-34.
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... Six African countries participated in the project: Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Support was provided through regional training and technical assistance programs and the creation of a global monitoring and reporting system.
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... b The average number of years for which the vision statement, local action plan, sustainable development policy or monitoring report is valid.
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... . TABLE ~ '-3 Local Agenda 2 ~ Activities Underway and Future Priority Issues a Priority Issues for the Next 3-5 Rank Activities Currently Underway Globally Years Globally Air quality Natural resources management 2 Water resources management Air quality Energy man ligament ~ Water resources management Transportati an ~ Energy management Natural rest urces management ~ Transportation 35 Respondents were allowed to select more than one option.
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... The concept of sustainable development integrates environment and development in the long term (Box A-. The current fragmented approaches to sustainable development arise from policies and programs at national and international levels that often are short-term and inadequately merge environmental and developmental considerations (UN, 2002a)
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