Crisis and Opportunity
Environment and development in Africa
1st Edition
Published on 5. November 2013
380 pages
978-1-134-06750-3 (ISBN)
Description
Winner of the Prix Pierre Chauleur of the French Academie des Sciences d'Outre-Mer
Until some way is found of dealing with Africa's catastrophic environmental crises none of the continent's other problems will find a long-term solution. Yet there is hope, and Crisis and Opportunity sets out a programme for dealing with the problems successfully. Written in a clear and engaging style, the book shows how environmental management can be achieved and institutionalized from within Africa, rather than through interference from the West, by implementing National Environmental Action Plans (NEAPS). Aware of the urgency of the problems, Francois Falloux and Lee Talbot offer practical guidelines based on direct experience and incorporate a great range of relevant case studies and examples. Their book will be of enormous importance to the governments, local communities and development agencies confronting the issues, and may mark a milestone if recovery in Africa is to take place. Francois Falloux is Senior Environmental Advisor, Africa Region at the World Bank. Dr Lee M Talbot is a former Director-General of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). Originally published in 1993
Until some way is found of dealing with Africa's catastrophic environmental crises none of the continent's other problems will find a long-term solution. Yet there is hope, and Crisis and Opportunity sets out a programme for dealing with the problems successfully. Written in a clear and engaging style, the book shows how environmental management can be achieved and institutionalized from within Africa, rather than through interference from the West, by implementing National Environmental Action Plans (NEAPS). Aware of the urgency of the problems, Francois Falloux and Lee Talbot offer practical guidelines based on direct experience and incorporate a great range of relevant case studies and examples. Their book will be of enormous importance to the governments, local communities and development agencies confronting the issues, and may mark a milestone if recovery in Africa is to take place. Francois Falloux is Senior Environmental Advisor, Africa Region at the World Bank. Dr Lee M Talbot is a former Director-General of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). Originally published in 1993
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
6,88 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-06750-3 (9781134067503)
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Persons
Francois Falloux
Content
Preface
Acknowledgements
'Letter from a Mothe
Introduction
Part 1 National Environmental Action Plans in Sub-Saharan Africa: Origins, Description and
Present Status
Summary 1
1. Past Attempts at Environmental Planning in Africa
2. What is a NEAP and why is it Different?
3. The Pioneers: the NEAP of Madagascar
4. Forging the NEAP Approach: Lesotho
5. Forging the NEAP Approach: Mauritius
6. Green Plans of the North
7. Over Thirty African NEAPs
Part II The Neap Process, its Components and its Problems
Summary
8. Political Involvement and Popular Participation
9. A Dynamic and Evolving Institutional Framework
10. Indispensable Environmental Information
11. An Economic Foundation: Guarantee of Credibility
12. Education, Training and Public Awareness
13. The Inescapable Population Problem
14. Land Tenure and the Environment
15. The Vital Challenge of Conserving Biodiversity
16. Urban Cancers, an Inevitable Problem
17. African Culture: Opportunities and Dangers for the
Environment
18. Rural Development Revisited in the Era of Environment
19. A Path Full of Obstacles: Lessons from a Learning Process
Acknowledgements
'Letter from a Mothe
Introduction
Part 1 National Environmental Action Plans in Sub-Saharan Africa: Origins, Description and
Present Status
Summary 1
1. Past Attempts at Environmental Planning in Africa
2. What is a NEAP and why is it Different?
3. The Pioneers: the NEAP of Madagascar
4. Forging the NEAP Approach: Lesotho
5. Forging the NEAP Approach: Mauritius
6. Green Plans of the North
7. Over Thirty African NEAPs
Part II The Neap Process, its Components and its Problems
Summary
8. Political Involvement and Popular Participation
9. A Dynamic and Evolving Institutional Framework
10. Indispensable Environmental Information
11. An Economic Foundation: Guarantee of Credibility
12. Education, Training and Public Awareness
13. The Inescapable Population Problem
14. Land Tenure and the Environment
15. The Vital Challenge of Conserving Biodiversity
16. Urban Cancers, an Inevitable Problem
17. African Culture: Opportunities and Dangers for the
Environment
18. Rural Development Revisited in the Era of Environment
19. A Path Full of Obstacles: Lessons from a Learning Process
