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WebsitesUNECA www.uneca.org UNECA-SA
www.uneca.org.zm
UNECA - SOUTHERN AFRICA GLADYS MUTANGADURA
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What is UNECA?

• One of five regional commissions established in
  1958 by UN HQ
• To support the economic and social development of
  its 53 member States,
• Policy analysis and advocacy enhancing
  partnerships technical assistance communication
  and knowledge sharing
• 5 sub regional offices east, west, south north
  and central

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Angola
Malawi
Zambia
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Botswana
Swaziland
Mauritius
South Africa
Lesotho
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MY ROLE

• Advocacy, policy advice through research and
  dialogue with member states
• Technical document on land tenure systems and
  sustainable development
• Report on sustainable development in Southern
  Africa
• Sub-regional Water Development Report for
  Southern Africa
• HIV/AIDS and agriculture
• African Green revolution

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REPORT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHERN
AFRICA

• Agenda 21 JPOI mandates the UN System to
  support nations, and to monitor progress on
  implementation of SD policies and plans.
• 3 pillars of SD environmental protection,
  social, and economic development environment
  weakest
• Objective To review progress made on SD in
  Southern Africa, identify the major challenges
  suggest recommendations
• Method Questionnaire

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Conventions acceded to by Southern African
Countries

• Conv. on Biological Diversity (All)
• Conv. to Combat Desertification (All)
• Conv. on Climate Change (All)
• Conv. on the International Trade in Endangered
  Species (CITES) (10),
• Conv. on Wetlands of International Importance
  -Ramsar Convention (7)
• The (SADC) Protocol on Shared Watercourse Systems
  (All)

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1. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF SUS. DEVELOPMENT
2. IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITY INTERVENTION AREAS
3. DESIGN OF NATIONAL SD IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
5. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF OUTCOMES
4. IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL SD PLANS
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Successes in SD

• Development of SD bodies and the legal framework
  to support their operation.
• High level of ratification of conventions.
• Enforcement of env. impact assessment
• Biodiversity Conservation and Community Based
  Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) strategy
  programme successfully developed in some
  countries
• Improved stakeholder participation in SD progs.

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Challenges

• Inadequate resources financial, human ,
  material, and overburdening
• Lack of supporting legislation,
• Poor coordination and institutional capacity,
• Lack of understanding of SD issues
• Lack of national mechanisms and capacity for
  monitoring and evaluating progress
• Negative impacts of globalisation
• Creating a balance between the 3 SD pillars

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Recommendations to govts

• Establishment of SD body in Zambia
• Mandate of SD body encompass all SD pillars
• Provide the legal authority to SD bodies
• Explore creative ways of financing SD
• Capacity building and training of personnel and
  improving co-ordination between government and
  stakeholders
• Forge closer ties with traditional leaders
• Sensitization/educ campaigns to public
• Develop monitoring evaluation

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Recommendations requiring attention at
sub-regional level

• Facilitation of formation of partnership
  initiatives
• Spearheading sharing of best practices within the
  region and internationally
• Monitoring the implementation of SD
• Periodic publication on update of the situation.

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THANK YOU !