Africa Environment Outlook-3. Our Environment, Our Health. Summary for policy makers

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). February 2013
The Africa Environment Outlook (AEO) is a tool of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) for monitoring environmental management in Africa. This issue (AEO-3) focuses on the linkages between environment and health. The AEO-3 report begins by highlighting the major drivers of environmental change in Africa and their implications for human health. It also assesses environment and health linkages in the region by focusing on seven priority themes: air quality; biodiversity; chemicals and waste; climate change and variability; coastal and marine resources; freshwater and sanitation; and land. In addition, the report contains a scenario analysis and teases out a series of policy directions. Based on the findings of the thematic assessments and scenario analysis, the report concludes by setting forth transformative policy directions to ensure a sustainable future.
Geographical coverage: Africa
Main themes: Biodiversity, Environment, Health, Millennium Development Goals (MDG), Sanitation, Water availability, Water supply
Main target audience: Policy makers
Main purpose: Assessment
Type of resource: Key messages
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