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Africa Environment Outlook

Outlook--3 (AEO
(AEO--3):
opportunities and challenges for Africa.
An initiative leaded by UNEP
1,,FrankTURYATUNGA2,,CharlesSEBUKEERA2,,
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Chistopher AMBALA2,CleverMAFUTA3,WashingtonOCHOLA4,Ahmed
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1 CentredeSuiviEcologique(CSE),BP15532,Dakar,SENEGAL,jacquesandre.ndione@cse.sn
2 UNEP,Nairobi,KENYA
3 GRIDArendal,NORWAY
4 RUFORUM,Kampala,OUGANDA
5 CEDARE,Cairo,EGYPT
6 SDS,Kampala,OUGANDA
7 NEMA,Kampala,OUGANDA
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Outline
Introduction
AEO3: Health and Environment Ashortoverview
AEO3:HealthandEnvironment
A short overview
M th d l
Methodology
Budget and timeline
Conclusion

Introduction
Since2002,UNEPhasalreadypublishedtwovolumes:
theAEO
the
AEO1
1 (Past,PresentandPerspectives)andAEO
(Past Present and Perspectives) and AEO2
2
(Ourenvironment,ourwealth)
AEO3
AEO1
AEO2

AEO--3: Health and Environment AEO

A short Overview
The theme of AEO-3 report is Health
and Environment

The main aim is to highlight

g g the
environmental and how it underpins
human health at sub-regional
g
and
regional levels

AEO--3: Health and Environment - A short overview

AEO
Recent international african context is very
y favorable with the
Libreville Declaration (2008), the Luanda Commitment (2010), the
Joint Statement on Climate and Health (2010), the HESA (Health and
Environment Strategic Alliance, 2010)

AEO--3: Health and Environment - A short overview

AEO
The issues of environment and health are
characterised by multi-causality with different
strengths of associations.
Thus, links between exposures and their health
consequences depend on environmental
pollutants and diseases being considered.
Influenced by
y factors such as g
genetic
constitution, age, nutrition and lifestyle, levels
poverty
p
y and level of education.

AEO--3: Health and Environment - A short overview

AEO
Africa experiences both traditional and
new/emerging
new/emerging environmental challenges to
human health
Air quality and water and sanitation are still
traditional environmental threats of relevance
Those related to chemicals and chemical
hazards, urbanisation, ecosystem services and
biodiversity, climate change, constitute the
new/emerging threats.
Vulnerable population groups are more impacted.
impacted

Methodology:institutionalframework(maingroups)
Methodology:
institutionalframework(maingroups)
AfricanMinisterialConferenceontheEnvironment(AMCEN)
TheBureauofAMCEN
TheInterAgencyTechnicalCommitteeofAMCEN(IATC)
Th I t A
T h i lC
itt
f AMCEN (IATC)
TheUnitedNationsEconomicCommissionforAfrica (UNECA)
WorldHealth Organisation(WHO)
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(
)
UNEP/AEOTeam
TheAfrica Environment InformationNetwork(AEIN)
TheDataWorking Group
TheScenariosWorking Group
ThePolicyAnalysis
Th P li A l i Working
W ki Group
G
ThePublicationsandOutreachWorkingGroup
TheCollaborating
The Collaborating Centres(CCs)
Centres (CCs)
Experts(scientists,scenariobuilders,policyanalysts,expertsnetworks(water,
health,ecohealth,climate,coastal andmarine,etc.)

Authors(lead,themeandchapterauthors)
A th
(l d th
d h t
th )
Reviewers,Translators

AEO--3 Collaborating
AEO
g Centres
CEDARE

CSE

NEMA
IUCNBRA

SARDC

Methodology:analyticalframework
Methodology:
TheanalyticalframeworkfortheAEO3reportistheDPSEEA
(DriversPressuresStateExposureEffectsActions)framework
commonly usedinhealthandenvironmentassessments.

AEO--3: Proposed structure

AEO
Three parts
Part 1:

Backward linkage to AEO-1 and 2 (focusing

on issues,
i
state
t t and
d trends
t
d off the
th environment
i
t in
i the
th
region)

Part 2: Identifying priority inter-linkages issues

and emerging challenges related to health and
environment in the region
Part 3:

Assessing challenges and opportunities

AEO3
AEO
3process
process timeline

Budget

Conclusion
TheAEOisacomprehensiveintegratedreportonthe
AfricanEnvironment.TheAEO3,inparticular,willfocuson
theinterlinkagesbetweenhealthandenvironment.
Thereportisdesignedtofunctionasatoolforpolicy
p
g
p y
makersandotherstakeholderstomonitorandassess
environmenthealthchallengesinAfricaandtake
g
appropriateactionsforimprovingenvironmental
sustainabilityandpublichealth.
AEO3willbebasedonsolidandscientificallycredible
evidence
evidence.
AEO--3 process is interdisciplinary and participative.
AEO
The challenging issue to bring our contribution in preventing
disease through healthy environment

Conclusion (2)
Remember: Principle 1 of Rio Declaration (1992)

Human beings are at the centre of concern for

sustainable development. They are entitled to a
healthy and productive life in harmony with
nature

Thank you
y

Email: africa.coordinator@unep.org
africa coordinator@unep org