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AEO Collaborating centres
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Preface
The AEO Project
Synthesis
The AEO Sub-regions
CHAPTER 1: ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: 1972-2002
Introduction
The 1970s - winds of change
The 1980s - stagnation
The 1990s - 2002 - towards revitalization
Conclusion
CHAPTER 2: THE STATE OF AFRICA'S ENVIRONMENT AND POLICY ANALYSIS
Introduction
Part A: AtmosphereRegional Overview
Northern Africa
Eastern Africa
Western Indian Ocean Islands
Southern Africa
Central Africa
Western Africa
ConclusionRegional Overview
Northern Africa
Eastern Africa
Western Indian Ocean Islands
Southern Africa
Central Africa
Western Africa
ConclusionPart C: Coastal and Marine Environments
Regional Overview
Northern Africa
Eastern Africa
Western Indian Ocean Islands
Southern Africa
Central Africa
Western Africa
ConclusionRegional Overview
Northern Africa
Eastern Africa
Western Indian Ocean Islands
Southern Africa
Central Africa
Western Africa
ConclusionRegional Overview
Northern Africa
Eastern Africa
Western Indian Ocean Islands
Southern Africa
Central Africa
Western Africa
ConclusionRegional Overview
Northern Africa
Eastern Africa
Western Indian Ocean Islands
Southern Africa
Central Africa
Western Africa
ConclusionRegional Overview
Northern Africa
Eastern Africa
Western Indian Ocean Islands
Southern Africa
Central Africa
Western Africa
ConclusionAtmosphere
Biodiversity
Coastal and Marine Environments
Forests
Freshwater
Land
Urban Areas
The Complex Relationships Between Environmental Issues
CHAPTER 3: HUMAN VULNERABILITY TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
Introduction
Understanding human vulnerability
Environmental change: impacts on people
Social dimensions to human vulnerability
Economic dimensions to human vulnerability
Addressing human vulnerability to environmental change
Challenges of reducing human vulnerability
Conclusions
Visualizing the future
Methodology: the scenario approach
Africa regional futures: scenario development in the AEO
Quantitative expressions of the scenarios
The driving forces of the scenarios
Scenarios and their environmental implications
Discussions and synthesis
Conclusion
CHAPTER 5: POLICY RESPONSES, ANALYSIS AND ACTION
Introduction
Policy responses and analysis
Proposals for action
Conclusion
Annex 1: Summary of key policy reponses
Annex 2: Failures, weaknesses and gaps in environmental management
Annex 3: Proposed action areas, activities and repsonsibilities
Acronyms and abbreviations
Contributors
Figures and Tables