Africa Environment Outlook 3 (AEO 3)

AFRICA ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK 3 • Authors’ Guide

PART 5

AEO-3 will be divided into three parts as indicated below.

An indication of the areas of focus is given.

PART I

a. Picks up on the backward linkage to AEO-1 and 2, focusing

on issues, state and trends of the environment in the region;

conducts a review of persistent environmental problems;

undertakes indicator-based analysis towards meeting

environmental goals and targets; identifies emerging health and

environmental issues and potential tipping points; conducts

key informants survey with the AMCEN Bureau on the

effectiveness of the AEO process and the usefulness of the

policy options provided by the previous AEO reports to

AMCEN. Draws attention to some of the environment-

health issues that may have been alluded to or implied in the

policy options..

PART II

b. Identifies and assesses priority health and environment inter-

linkages in Africa, with special focus on risks.

c. Highlights emerging issues and assesses trends related to

health and environment in the region.

d. Assesses opportunities for technology and policy

interventions for both mitigating and adapting to the impacts

of environmental change in Africa, especially in addressing the

health and environment inter-linkages. Highlights opportunities

and benefits of sound environmental management to human

well-being to foster, amongst others, more investment in

preventive health care that addresses environmental issues

systematically..

PART III

e. Assesses challenges and opportunities of key cross-cutting

issues, particularly as they relate to how environment can

contribute to the sustainable development goals and targets,

and how environmental degradation can impede progress

towards those targets, focusing on vulnerable groups, species,

ecosystems and areas. Issues highlighted in the Bali Strategic

Plan for Technology Support and Capacity-building will be

of particular significance.

f. Defines appropriate policy actions (or response options) for

dealing with the environment-health challenges within the

framework of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation.

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