Description: Towards Environmentally Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Towards Environmentally Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Environmental degradation primarily affects the poor, both in rural and urban areas. Reversing the downward spiral of this degradation is essential to any strategy for reducing poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study outlines the World Bank'...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION BIODIVERSITY CAPACITY BUILDING COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT COASTAL ZONES CONSERVATION CULTURAL VALUES DEFORESTATION DEGRADATION OF RESOURCES DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DRYLANDS EARTH SUMMIT ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECOSYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURE ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY ENVIRONMENTAL WORK ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FERTILITY FISHERIES FOOD SECURITY FOREIGN EXCHANGE FORESTRY GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES INCOME INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL · · · · · · DEVELOPMENT LAND DEGRADATION LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY MACROECONOMICS MIGRATION NATURAL CAPITAL NATURAL ENVIRONMENT NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES PARTICIPATORY PROCESS PER CAPITA INCOME PLAN OF ACTION POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROL POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION GROWTH RATE PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC INFORMATION RATE OF POPULATION GROWTH RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS SAFE WATER SANITATION SEGMENTS OF SOCIETY STABLE POPULATION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE USE URBAN AREAS URBAN POPULATION URBANIZATION WASTE WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER MANAGEMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/01/12850758/towards-environmentally-sustainable-development-sub-saharan-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9944

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Summary:	Environmental degradation primarily affects the poor, both in rural and urban areas. Reversing the downward spiral of this degradation is essential to any strategy for reducing poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study outlines the World Bank's strategy for improving its assistance to SSA countries as they move toward environmentally sustainable development (ESD). It assesses the environmental situation and long-term trends in Africa, draws lessons from Bank experience, and proposes new directions. The study focuses on three questions: what are the key environmental issues and challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa? How has the World Bank responded to those challenges, and what are the lessons learned? And what should the World Bank do to help African countries make their development sustainable?