The Global Authority on the Environment DEWA Africa DWG Meeting 16 th to 17 th JUNE, 2003 GRID - GENEVA SWITZERLAND

Environmental Information, Assessment & Early Warning Key objectives of AEIN  Strengthen capacity at the national level for managing and using information relevant to Africa’s environmental resources  Facilitate access to environmental data and information to improve good governance and public participation in decision-making; Focusing on Information/Data Management

Environmental Information, Assessment & Early Warning Recommendations From AEIN Meeting Pretoria – 24 to 26 Feb 2003  Harmonization of the different data collection tools (parameters, functionality, classifications/Taxonomy - envoc,etc)  Development of core spatial data sets (on the basis of requirements for SoE, AEO, GEO, MEAs, NEPAD, WEHAB, MDGs, Jo’burg Plan of Action)  List of indicators (for each of the Thematic areas)  Production of Africa Environment Outlook (AEO) complimentary products (Data portal(s), Data Compedium, vital graphics, AEO for Youth, video scripts etc.)

Environmental Information, Assessment & Early Warning Indian Ocean Region SoE Southern Africa SoE Eastern Africa SoE Africa SoE Northern Western Africa SoE Central Africa SoE AEO II Report NFPNFP Data Centre NF P Data Centre AEIN/ AEO - Structure

Environmental Information, Assessment & Early Warning AEO/GEO - Linkages 2006NA AEO II LAC GEO IV Report

Environmental Information, Assessment & Early Warning Proposed Thematic areas - AEO II  Development (socio-economic) (trade, war/conflict/peace, governance, demographic)  Land (land use) (degradation, drought, deforestation, habitat loss)  Freshwater (scarcity/ access/ availability, flooding, wetlands degradation, sanitation)  Atmosphere (climate change, air quality, variability, carbon emissions)  Biodiversity (habitat, species, bio-safety, over- harvesting)  Coastal and marine (coastal erosion/ pollution, sea level rise)   Cross Cutting issues: Access to resources, Invasive species, management, national & trans-boundary issues, pollution, Natural disasters, Health/diseases)

Environmental Information, Assessment & Early Warning Data Collection Tools In Africa  CATI SOE – Developed for West Africa by NESDA  Sustainable Development Indicator System (SDIIS) – Developed for Northern Africa by CEDARE NOTE: All funded by UNEP In order to provide input to AEO & GEO

Environmental Information, Assessment & Early Warning CATSOE INDICATOR TOOL – NESDA

Environmental Information, Assessment & Early Warning Extracts from the CATI SOE Tool - GRAPH

Environmental Information, Assessment & Early Warning SDIIS – CEDARE

Environmental Information, Assessment & Early Warning SDIIS INDICATOR TOOL - CEDARE

Environmental Information, Assessment & Early Warning Extracts from the SDIS Tool - GRAPH

Environmental Information, Assessment & Early Warning Other Features of SDIS Tool - MAPS

Environmental Information, Assessment & Early Warning WAY FORWARD  Agreement on the guidelines for data/information management tools (parameters, functionality, classifications/Taxonomy - envoc,etc, metadata?) to ensure interoperability;  The tool(s) should be flexible enough to accomodate the AEO/GEO indicators;  Data should be collected once and used for the Africa GEO data portal and AEO II & GEO process;  Africa GEO Data portal will use available data for initial version to be made visible on the web by end 2003;

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