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Regional workshop on Environment statistics and accounts Environment statistics in AfDB Addis Ababa, 7-11 march 2011. Dorothée OUISSIKA AfDB Statistics Department Statistical Capacity Building Division. Outline of Presentation. 1- Introduction 2- Environment statistics at AfDB
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Regional workshop on Environment statistics and accountsEnvironment statistics in AfDB Addis Ababa, 7-11 march 2011 Dorothée OUISSIKA AfDB Statistics Department StatisticalCapacity Building Division
Outline of Presentation 1- Introduction 2- Environment statistics at AfDB • In SCB • In work program of ESTA 3- Conclusion
1- Introduction • Sustainable development is recognizedand accepted as the dominant development paradigm for the 21st century • The African Development Bank (AfDB) adopted in 2004 an environment policy for support Regional Members Countries and help them to adress to the environmental issues and to build their institutional and human capacities of managing their for a sustainable development.
1- Introduction • This action covered many sectors: water, agriculture, forest, climate change, energy…
1- Introduction The AfDB, with the collaboration of his partners, contributed to the implementation any initiatives: • African Carbon Support Program • Africa Commission’s Sustainable Energy Initiative (SEI) • African Water Facility • Climate Change Program • Congo Basin Forest Fund
Environment statistics at AfDB • In Statistical Capacity Building Program (SCB) • SBCmobilize substantial financial resources for activities in Environment statistics
Environment statistics at AfDB • In the AfDB’s Statistics Department (ESTA) work program ESTA work program for 2011-2012 in the area of environment statistics includes the following activities: • Follow-up and contribution to the design of the regional and international initiatives aiming at the production of Environment Statistics in RMCs; • Participation in the regional and international meetings on Environment Statistics; • Organization of the meetings and workshops on Environment Statistics;
Environment statistics at AfDB • Support the countries in the implementation of the regional and international initiatives aiming at the production of Environment Statistics. • In 2011, the Bank envisage to carry out the following activities: • Make a review of the environment statistics state in the in RMCs; • Reinforce the existing partnerships with international institutions and network also with regional and sub regional organizations to coordinate interventions in Environment Statistics.
Conclusion • It is thus with a great interest that AfDB follows recommendations of this workshop.