20979 ns Newsletter of the Program on Environment 'Y r Information Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa DDE CEECMBMEER 19R951995 C 0 N T E N T S | EIS International I Advisory Committee to EIS Meeting in Cape Town I 1 discuss EIS Development Cditor'saNotea at regional EIS workshop aEIS Profle 6 Cape Town, South Africa From the Chairman's Desk 7 January 29 t;" February 2,1996 Washington report 7 Country News 9 A meeting was held between the representatives of the World Bank, the Network on Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa (NESDA), Multi-Donor Secretariat (MDS), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research {CSIR) and the Program on Environment Information Systems (EIS) in Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee members to review, finalize the agenda, the budget, list of participants and the program of the next regional workshop on Environment Information Systems (EIS) development 7IRM ~~in sub-Saharan Africa due to take place in Cape Town between January 29 and February 2, 1996. The meeting will review issues in EIS activities with regards to Environmentally Sustainable Development in Africa and ways to help strengthen operational work on the continent as the Program _ inaugurates its new location to Pretoria, South Africa. The expect- ed results and outputs of the workshop will particularly examine trends in EIS activities in the SADC region, and help expand the -g&'k~ exchange and dissemination of good EIS practices via a network of active EIS professionals. , ' >;:,. ~ - continued on pg 3 _.4.#:_ OI 516 newsletter ~ ~ =r_ n PT Program on Environrnent Informnalion Systems (EIS) in Sub- X E Saharan Africa hosted in the World Bank s Environmentallyy0 Sus tainbeDvlpettn tiiion t (AFTESKAfric Please note that the v ws expressed herein shou'd nt be attributed to the World Bank or any of its affiliated organi- g f Wzations.s aw 4$vi3lk4 The EIS News is available free of charge. Subjects of spe- cia intrstfoori edr s,Iu irnfhourmaition . onon n TheoEiSg Newens isd produrced by tenSecretariat offthe rgation (EIS) r geonrephic information systems (GIS), remote S 'K sahrns Afica hoS)leteds in the Wdiorl Banks Environmr enalldero~§ oifain I contributions are welcorned. Include your namie and conn- Kolffii Kouakou, EIS Program Secretariat Coordinator, c/o S SInb-FORESTEK P.O. BoxD.395i, Pretoria 0001, A > TecthnAfical,eatet.~~s0 e-mail: kkouakou@csilrco.za or PRTRA SOT A kEiFRICA A ntf Pleasetanote that theviws rexpressed tthereunin shoul Sinotibfic'' and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Pretor'ia,$South4Africatin August 1995 where most of the Secretariat program activi- atribuedil toriinthe. Worl Baink orjeanyv of tits affliaed orai- to-N '~~ TheraEionaiew ise actvaiablesfe of thare Subjectsri ofd sp-bring~k W xKA '''&st stecloser to African parttcipatonr W l keep our readers N onter I s Ne EWvelopmed. ICle y n a c 1 SEn the to N E DEC E'1 continued from pg 1 EIS in Sub-Saharan Africa: Coastal zone management prob- a Framework for decision making lems remain an important element *Ihj of the balance between rural and The objective of the Program on Environment Information urban environment concerns. An Systems (EIS) in Sub-Saharan Africa is to promote the inclusion of the southern Africa implementation of effective environmental information perspectives has been suggested. systems (EIS) which support the process of sustainable David MacDevette of CSIR to provide documentation and development in sub-Saharan Africa. EIS have become a material about urban activities in South Africa. A review of key element for environmental planning, particularly for EIS sustainability in Madagascar, Ghana, Uganda, Benin National Environment Action Plans (NEAPs), which are and Niger will be considered chairing the next meeting. F being prepared by an increasing number of countries in Falloux will prepare an initial memorandum for the com- Africa. These systems have also become important compo- mittee members' reactions. nents for natural resource management and environmen- tally-related projects in both rural and urban areas. Working Group 3: EIS and Privatization -WG3 (David MacDevette*, Steve Hine) An Action Program for the This working group will explore the growing trends of the Advisory Committee role of the private sector in the development of environ- mental information management in sub-Saharan Africa. Issues in EIS in Africa Stakeholders of the private sector will be called upon to present share their experiences in the area of environmen- Issue and thematic papers wlill focus on the symptoms of tal information management in Africa. the problems and the context in which they should be addressed. Should they be addressed at local, national, or Working Group 4: regional levels? They will be presented to the EIS Advisory Environmental indicators and GIS -WG4 Committee for possible solutions. (Dan Tunstall*, Willi Zimmermann, Dave MacDevette, Svein Tveitdal) WNorking Group 1: Recognized as a very crowded field today, the definition of Data standards and harmonization T tWG1 environmental indicators is considered an important com- (Marc Bied-Charreton*, Bob Kakuyo, Dan Tunstall, Yves ponent to be addressed in the work of the committee. A Prevost, Gottfried Konecnyl particular emphasis will be on spatial components of envi- The debate around the quality of data standards and their ronmental indicators, the level at which they exist and to harmonization for environmental iformation systems has what extent environmental information systems could help emerged as a critical component for sustainable develop- provide qualitative indicators. The committee agreed to ment in Africa. The need for data standards and harmo- report on what is being done in the field and provide short nization is a fundamental issue to address. A small work- recommendations mapping various initiatives related to ing group led by Marc Bied-Charreton of FAO will prepare the issue. a proposal for guidelines of relevance to Africa. Thematic papers Working Group 2: Sustainability of EIS and Analysis of Best Practices - WG2 1. Role of African Institutions and Institutional (F.Falloux* Yves Prevost, David MacDevette and World Capacity Development Bank participants) (Clement Dorm-Adzobu*, Willi Zimmermann, Dave Considered as a necessary component by the committee, MacDevette,Mamadou Fofana) the sustainability of environmental information systems in The role of African participation in committee work is con- Africa deals with: (i) the need for government commitment; sidered very important in the development of EIS activities (ii) transaction based systems; (iii) low cost data bases in Africa. As such the Network for Environment geared towards sustainability; (iv) meeting users' needs; Sustainable Development in Africa (NESDA) is presented and (v) continuing analysis of best practices in Africa. The as a good opportunity for African involvement. The com- working group will also explore the issue of Balance parative advantage of NESDA vis a vis EIS in Africa is between rural and urban environment concerns. The bal- recognised as an important network to help strengthen ance between rural and urban environment concerns have African participation in committee's activities. NESDA been part of the World Bank's Post-UNCED strategy. could be considered as a sounding board for the [IS * continued on pg 4 E I S N E W S D E C E M B E R 1 9 9 5 Advisory Committee. Dorm-Adzobu, the new coordinator of NESDA will lead the group toprepare a paper on the above topic. Members of regional African organizations such as CILSS, SADC, etc. will be involved in the committees work in the form of training and workshops. 2. Training and Education (Christophe Nuttall*, Yves Prevost, Bob Kakuyo, Hein van Gils; MOVERS AND Training and education to help build capacity in EIS will be emphasized. OSS/UNITAR is in the process of developing a SE RS training and educational strategy in some African coun- A ppointm ents tries. The implications of technology and the possibility of using such tools to help enhance the capacity in Africa Mrs. Maxine Olson, through electronic communications will be examined. C. Nuttall of OSS/UNITAR will conduct a review on train- formerly at United Nations Sahelian Office (UNSO) has ing and education in Africa and provide an update follow- moved to a new position Deputy Director, United Nations ing AFRICAGIS 95 to be presented at the committee meet- Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). Below is her ing. new address: One UN Plaza, 3. Donor coordination New York, NY 10017, (Willi Zimmermann', B. Galtier, P. Stromgaard, H. Wushiki, USA; phone (212) 906-6390, Dan Dworkin, CIDA, SIDA, NORAD) fax (212) 906-6345; Common objectives among organizations involved with the e-mail: maxine.olson@undp.or Advisory Committee work could be translated into partner- ' g ship activities instead of pure coordination. The role of the Professor Abdoulaye Sawadogo, committee meetings as an informal forum to foster cooper- P rofessor Ad omltee andorel ative ventures among its members and create linkages member of fthe Advisory Committee and formerly with regional institutions in Africa will be stressed. The Coordinator of the Network for the Environment and committee will also discuss the cofinancing of initiatives Sustainable Development in Africa (NESDA) has accepted by donors. Willi Zimmermann of GTZ has volunteered to a new position as Assistant Director General at FAD in provide his experience on partnership issues. Rome. New address: Organization Deputy Director: FAO Logistics arrangements of the next EIS workshop are being via Terme Caracalla, Rome, Italy coordinated in conjunction with the Africa Technical e-mail: abdoulaye.sawadogo@fao.org. Department (AFTES) under the EIS Program Secretariat based in Pretoria, South Africa. For more information contact: The Secretariat Coordinator: Koffi Kouakou, c/o EIS Program Secretariat, CSIR, Division of Water, Environment and Forestry -I Technology - FORESTEK P.O. Box 395, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Tel: (27) 12-841-2435; Fax: (27) 12-841-2689 or (27) 12-841-3310 - E-mail: kkouakou@forestek.csir.co.za. or kkouakou@worldbank.org E I S N E W S D E C E M B E R 1 9 9 5 EIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE IUSM CONFERENCE 9TH MEETING: HANNOVER, GERMANY The Advisory Committee of the EIS Program will hold its 9th meeting in Cape Town, South Africa. The meeting will be organized under the The International Union for Survey and Mapping Working Group on auspices of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIRI, by GIS/LIS hosted by the Institute for Photogrammetry and Engineering the South African govemment and sponsored by our traditional spon- Surveys (IPI of the University of Hannover organized a workshop on the sors. See front page story for more information. 'Current Status and Challenges of Geoinformation Systems' Sept. 25- 28, 1995. The objecties of the workshop were to discuss current EARTH DATA INFORMATION trends, status of progress in geoinformation Systems with emphasis SYSTEMS (EDIS) CONFERENCE on industry,methodology research related GIS/LIS, data accessibility, PRETORIA, quality, standardization of data, user rights, copyrights an costs. SOUTH AFRICA For proceedings contact: Prof. Gottfried Konecny, FEBRUARY 19-21, 1996 tel. +49-511-762-2482, Fax. +49-511-762-2486. LANDSAT PATHFINDER MEETING The conference will focus on Geoinformation for problem solving in LAN A PI the Developing world. It will address spatially related information and WASHINGTON, DC the optimum utilization of appropriate technology in the collection, analysis and presentation of data for successful development projects Landsat Pathfinder Meeting, Washington DC, July 11 & 12, 1995 in developing countries. The conference will take place at the CSIR The objective of this meeting was to have a status report from the pro- Conference Centre. jects and to review the data distribution plan for the existing Landsat For inquiries, contact Pathfinder projects. There was a site PI meeting for the Global Land Rob Turner, EDIS, Cover Test Sites meeting. Those of you interested in obtaining pro- P.O Box 69, Newlands 7725. RSA; Tel. +27-21-6854070; or ceedings should contact: Zoltan Szecsei Ken or Dawn M. Witczak CONFERENCE OF REMOTELY THIRD SADC REGIONAL WORKSHOP SENSED DATA GEOGRAPHIC O NIOMNA NOMTO INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) IN ON ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL SYSTEMS RESOURCES ASSESSMENT IN GABERONE, BOTSWANA AFRICA HARARE ZIMBABWE June 20-23,1995. Sponsored by SADC, USAID, WRI and UNEP, the MARCH; 996 workshop aimed at identifying and clarifying a strategy for networking to promote the development of EIS among SADC member states; and to lay out a framework under which capacity to develop EIS may be It will focus on the application of remote sensing and GIS in environ- enhanced in the SADC region. mental impact assessment in Africa with case studies; monitoring and For mere information on the proceedings, contact: assessment of natural hazards such earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, Musisi Nkambwe, soil erosion and degradation, landslides, polution, waste disposal, Dpt. of Environmental Science, University of Botswana, droughts in using space technology; urbanization-related geoenviron- P/Bag 0022, Gaborone,Botswana; mental problems; role of African countries in support of space obser- Tel.+267-351151, Fax (267-356591; e-maii:musisin@noka.ub.bw vation for global and regional change studies; the need for education and training in environmental geosciences and management in Africa. The conference is principally sponsored by the Government of Zimbabwe and the Environment & Remote Sensing Institute IERSI) among others. For more information contact Dr. Caxton Matarira (ERSI) or Fatima Ferraz (GTZ), P.O.Box 2406, Harare, Zimbabwe, Tel. +263-4-731049, Fax.+263-4-495-628 I E I S N E W S D E C E M B E R 1 9 9 5 NESDA NEWS EIS Profile Formerly the Club of Dublin established in 1990, the Regional Facility for the Clement Environment has changed its name to Dorm-Adzobu reflect its major goals and to ensure the The New NESDA formulation and implementation of strate- Coordinator gic frameworks for sustainable develop- ment in Africa. It's now known as the Dr. Dorm-Adzobu graduated in Geography from the Network for Environment and Sustainable University of Ghana in 1965 and obtained his PH.D. Development in Africa (NESDA). NESDA is in 1969 from the University of Liverpool. After five a multi-donor Secretariat supported by the afruticaonor DevelopmentBankat suppoPr US byears of teaching at the University of Ghana, he African Development Bank, UNDP/UNSO, and the World Bank. joined the Environmental Protection Council of Ghana as Deputy Director responsible for Natural It has been established to enhance the capabili- ties of African governments to better respond to Resources Management, Human Settlements and their environmental and development priorities Environmental Impact Assessment. for sustainable development. NESDA's role is facilitate the exchange of information and expe- He was appointed Associate Professor and subsequently rience among all the national teams involved in Professor and Chairman of Geography at the University of the preparation and implementation of NEAPs, Liberia from 1982-1987. In 1988, he returned to the Ghana the dissemination of lessons, capacity building Environmental Protection Council as Director of Programs and backstopping in the field. and was responsible for coordinating the Ghana National Environment Action Plan (NEAP). It also, (a) assists in the establishment of an African forum for the development of strategic Prior to his full time assignment at NESDA, he served as frameworks for sustainable development; (b) Senior Fellow at the World Resources Institute, organizes thematic training workshops; (c) main- Washington, D.C., and as Project Director for Sustainable tains a roster of African experts. NESDA is Development Planning in Africa, for one year. A founding' based in Abidjan, Cote d'lvoire, within the member of NESDA, Dr. Clement Dorm-Adzobu was formal- African Development Bank headquarters. ly appointed as Coordinator of NESDA in March 1995. Dr. Clement Dorm-Adzobu is the new coordina- tor. . See profile next collumn. Dr. Clement Dorm-Adzobu has a wide experience in institu- tional issues related to sustainable development and has Contact: ClementDorm-Adzobu been consultant to a number of African countries in NESDA, 01 BP 95 GAB Abidjan 01 designing institutional frameworks for managing strategic Cote d'lvoire plans. He has written widely on nvironmental management tel: (225) 20.54.19 processes in Africa and is a member of many professional fax: (225) 20.59.22 associations including the New York Academy of Sciences. e-mail: cdormadzobu@worldbank.org. E I S N E W S D E C E M B E R 1 9 9 5 From the Washington Chairman's Report Desk National Environment Action Plan and Environmental At four year interval, the Ordnance Survey of Great Initiatives Britain formerly known as the "Cambridge in Uganda Commonwealth Survey Office Conference" held for the first time, from July 25 to August 1, 1995, a well- A Brown Bag talk organized by The World respected meeting in a larger international context Resources Institute in Washington, DC on May 24, as the "Cambridge Conference for National Mapping 1995. Presented by Frank Turyatunga Organizations". National Environment Action Plan & Following the opening remarks by Dr. David Rhind, Director of Management Authority the Ordnance Survey two keynote papers were presented by Dr. Uganda has been pursuing a National Environment Action Plan Nay Htun from UNDP New York who stressed the need for basic (NEAP) process since 1992, largely supported by map information for sustainable development, and by Mr. Hugh USAID/Uganda's Action Program for Environment (APE) and the O'Donnell of Geomatics Canada, who reported on the rapid World Bank. Other inputs have been changes of technology and the pressures of lean management provided by UNDP, UNSO, SIDA, WRI, imposed by governments worldwide. and IUCN. "Our The topics of the conference, arranged by discussion sessions TeNA rcs a enpriia be tv based on pre-published invited papers were followings: P P P objective * The status of Topographic Mapping across the world tory, involving national and subnation- is the * MhestapusofTopingraphissues mgacrosstheword al level consultation, with technical of * Global Mapping issues input from Ugandan governmental provision of * Land Reform and cadastral reform organizations, academia, local, environmental * The Effects of Emerging Technology on Data Collection regional, and international organiza- * The Effects of Emerging Technology on Data Handling and tions, NGOs, and the private sector. information Data Management to those who * The Reform of National Mapping Organizations In addressing the main objective of * The Relationship between the Public and Private Sectors the NEAP, which is "to formulate a requIre It. broad framework for integration of They give an excellent account of the current concerns of the environmental considerations into the Frar,k TurVaiunga Mapping Community throughout the world. process of social and economic devel- Programnme Manager. National opment of Uganda," the process has EnLironmeit 1nformatio Centre The proceedings of the Conference can be ordered from Prof. produced the following outputs: David Rhind, Director, The Ordnance Survey, Romsey Road, Southampton, UK SOIB 460, Fax. +44-1703-792-660. A new legislation, referred to as the National Environment Statute (1995). The serene surroundings of St. John's College of Cambridge This brings contemporary concepts into Uganda's hitherto inad- University, where the Conference was held, gave the over 100 equate environmental legislation; international participants and added stimulus for informal dis- * A new environmental policy, the National Environment cussions. Management Policy (1994). This addresses the current envi- ronmental policy needs for the country; The Ordnance Survey is to be congratulated for the most effi- * A NEAP, which is Uganda's reaction to addressing its envi- cient way in which the Conference was organized. ronmental issues and problems, including strategies for meeting its obligation in the implementation of region- Prof. Gottfried Konecny al and international conventions, treaties, and other I E I S N E W S D E C E M B E R 1 9 9 5 protocols; zations. The NEIC also hosts Uganda's INFOTERRA focal * An initial 5-year investment program that will provide the point. human and financial resources needed to implement the NEAP; and State of the Environment Report * A new institutional structure for environmental governance in the country, the National Environment Management Uganda's State of the Environment (SUE) report was published Authority (NEMA). This is a semi-autonomous institution by the Ministry of Natural Resources in November 1994. The whose structure includes a Policy Committee drawn from report seeks to: ten ministries, a Management Board with wide representa- * Inform the public about environmental conditions and trends tion, and a small but hopefully effective staff of 28 profes- in the country, the importance of natural resources and their sionals. It is expected to be operational in October 1995. value to society; * Indicate key trends and projections and opportunities for The Government of Uganda will negotiate an IDA loan in June improvement; and; 1995 and also hopes to hold a donors' conference to discuss * Provide an accurate and accessible reference document for implementation of the NEAP in the near future. those interested in environment and natural resource issues. National Environment Information In its outlook, the report rightly presents human beings as the Centre central focus for protecting the country's natural resources and quality of the environment. In addition, it demonstrates that The National Environment Information Centre (NEIC) has a social and economic development cannot be achieved if natural longer history. It started as a UNEP/GRID case study in GIS resources and the environment are not managed sustainably. applications development (1987-90), underwent an assessment The SOE report will be published biennially by the NEMA. supported by the World Bank's Environmental Information Systems Program (1991-92), and received bridge funding from In preparation of this first report, financial assistance was pro- DANIDA (1993) and USAID/Uganda (1994-95). vided by USAID/Uganda with technical backstopping from the World Resources Institute PWRI). The NEIC/NEMA sees value in Throughout this period, the NEIC has received continuous sup- continuing to work with WRI to resolve some of the issues still port from UNEP to assist in resolving specific technical issues. outstanding. These include: Over time, the NEIC has moved from being predominantly a GIS center to an organization that promotes the use and dissemina- * Assessment of the impact of the SOE report; * tion of environmental information broadly defined. Determination of options and approach for regular SOE reporting; With five professional and five support staff, the NEIC continues * Determination of needs for the SOE report database; and to meet the information needs of the NEAP process and will * Starting on the design of the 1996 edition. become the information arm of the NEMA. The NEIC is also developing a network for sharing environmental and natural Support for the above collaboration is high on the NEIC's agen- resources information both at national (horizontal network) and da as it assists the NEMA to fulfill its mandate. subnational (vertical network) levels. The reports mentioned in this brief are available upon request The current core activities of the from the NEIC. NEIC include: Please contact Frank Turyatunga, Programme Manager, NEIC, PO Box 9629, Kampala, Uganda, * Facilitation of access to and use of environmental informa- tel. +256 41236817, fax. +256 41 232680; tion; E-mail: neic@mukla.gn.apc.org. * Environmental reporting; The SOE report is available from WRI. * Facilitation of district level environmental planning and man- Please contact Dan Tunstall, Senior Associate, WRI, agement through production of District Environmental 1709 New York Ave, NW Washington, DC 20006, USA, Profiles; and Tel.+1 202 662 2583, Fax +1 202 638 0036, * Acting as an international/regional focal point for environ- E-mail: dtunstall@wri.org. mental information. * The NEIC is also involved in national studies, in the develop- Courtesy of: Jake Brunner, World Resources Institute, ment of Environmental MonitDring, Evaluation, and 1709 New York Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20006 Mitigation Plans (EMEMPs) for non-traditional agricultural Tel: +1 202 662 2553, Fax: +1 202 638 0036; export promotion activities, and in other collaborative E-mail: jbrunner@wri.org processes with national, regional, and international organi- E I S N E W S D E C E M B E R 1 9 9 5 The maps and CD-ROM data will n *o*u n T r v provide medium-scale land classifi- C ountry _ **J cation of some 49,000 square kilo- meters of land around the Bamako e vv s area, This information should help 1 to serve as abase-line for environ- mental monitoring and for develop- M ali ment in Mali. An offshoot of the project is exploring what is needed in terms of resources and training for the Republic of Mali Remote sensinig work in to conduct its own satellite based environmental monitor- t e Reputlic of Mali ing. The current phase of the project is scheduled for com- pletion by the Fall of 1995. The project is being conducted for For further information. the Animal Productivity and Export Project (APEX) by Steven J. Gill and Jeff Matthews Jeffrey M. Matthews, Washington International Programs Attention: State University (WSU) Digital Image Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164 Analysis Laboratory and WSU Jeffrey M. Matthews e-mail: (jmatthew@?lcsc.edu) International Programs. It is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in cooperation with the Ministry of Mozambique Rural Development and the Environment, Malie GIS use & value in Mozambique Environment, Mali. At the Moz World Bank's Regional Mission (RM) In technical terms this project seeks to assign meaningful Geographic Information System has recently been estab- information-classes (representing various vegetative-class- lished to support the projects and sectors encompassing es and/or eco-zones) for the variety of spectral data seen heavy geographic, environmental and remote sensing com- on a full Thematic Mapper image (some 500 Megabytes of ponents, mainly in the areas of Drought Monitoring, Land raw data) collected March 22, 1990. The image is roughly Adjudication, Environmental Assessment, Water and centered on Bamako, the capital. This process is best Health. So far, the actual projects supported are: (i) accomplished when the total image is classified at once. Agriculture Services Rehabilitation, (iil Rural Ground-checking was accomplished in a six-week field Rehabilitation, (iii) Road and Coastal Shipping (iv) GEF season by Steven J. Gill (botanist and remote sensing Transfrontier and Conservation Areas and (v) Food Security. expert). The resulting Geographic Information Systems The overall goal is, to collaborate with the Bank clients in (GIS) coverage is then parsed into approximately sixty-four the development of their sectoral data sets. Using that 1:50,000 scale blocks by Jeffrey M. Matthews (cartogra- baseline indicators and with a good linkage with other phy and remote sensing) that are exactly geo-referenced to interested GIS users, build and maintain within the the existing map-grid in Mali. The information is then pro- Resident Mission a sound geo-referenced database to duced as a series of full-color laminated maps using a compile the country's statistics and spatial attributes. Versatec electrostatic plotter. Additional maps depicting vegetative index values and principal components analysis The RM has succeeded in providing institutional support to will be produced for the Bamako area. All maps and the GIS user community in Mozambique. The creation of derived data will then be mastered to Compact Disc ROM the Mozambique's GIS Users Group in 1993, was probably (CD-ROM). The CD-ROM data are designed for full access the best step to join all interested parties in order to share by the Ministry of Rural Development and other Ministries data, software and expertise. Subsequently, a database of in the Republic of Mali using personal computers. databases on who is doing what and where in the GIS I E I S N E W S D E C E M B E R 1 9 9 5 field was proposed, as a means of getting and giving shared resources (g. the OCA/PAC Regional Seas Action whatever the sectors are developing. The RM has certainly Plans, River Basin action plans,). become the focal point where many users seek data and expertise. For the country, as a whole, broader issues such At the REGIONAL level: as standards, semantics and classing of the various enti- The networks which link sub-regional and ational environ- ties used are being addressed. Training is considered as a ment and natural resources information systems ad the essential component to the sustainability of the idea, specialised databases of the UN agencies and UNEP This ill facilitate regional assessments, within a global frame- Contact: Inacio Manecas work, of major environmental issues, environmental GIS Operations Officer reporting and enable analysis of data for detecting emerg- World Bank Resident Mission, ing issues and mobilising response to environmental 1224 Ave. Kenneth Kaunda changes. Maputo, Mozambique Tel: +258-1-49-28-41 Fax: + 258-1-49-28-93 Current status: e-mail: imanecas@worldbank.org. National Level SPECIAL REPORT At the national level, there are two major areas of empha- sis for he ENRIN Programme. First, the consolidation of the SADC STATUS REPORT Courtesy of Bob K. KAKUYO efforts of ational EIS units established by the programme SADC SASROTorsoBthrough the rovision of technical backstopping services in Environment and Natural Resources form of software upgrades, support to GIS applications in Information Network (ENRIN) ongoing national programmes, database development, out- put generation, data dissemination, and further in-country Focus: training wherever required. UNEP's ENRIN Programme evolved out of GEMS and GRID (11 GIS/EIS uns have been established in Rurkina Faso, activities to address the following AGENDA 21 issues Botswana, Cdte d'lvoire, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, (Chapter 40): Mozambique, Niger, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia). a. The accessibility of relevant and appropriate environ- ment and natural resources Information to deci'si'on Th seodae.fepai i ntedvlpeto makeng and natu oure informaionat decsi national environment information networks comprising key m aaking prosexisati national and regional lvs;itu national institutions active in the management of environ- bin the capacityeo exvistingenationa and renal insttu-c ment and natural resources. Three national networks are tions to manage envrone de natural resources currently being developed (Uganda, Zambia and Tanzania) informoness and improve delivery to decision making and proposals to establish three more (Ghana, Botswana processes. and the Seychelles) are currently under review by national Specific Objectives: institutions. At the NATIONAL level: _ = Operational environment and natural resources informa- tion systems and networks which fully support the infor- mation requirements of strategic planning frameworks for With the assistance of UNEP, the National Environment national environment management action plans and natur- Information Centre (NEIC) in Uganda has formulated a al resource use. long-term network development strategy with a view to integrating EIS into the development planning processes. At the SUB-REGIONAL level: A one year World Bank/NORAD funded preparatory phase The networks which link national environment and natural led to the formulation of the first version of the long-term resources databases to established sub-regional organisa- strategy. However, subsequent institutional changes with- tions and secretariats. This will provide information to sup- in Uganda government ministries necessitated a second port action plans initiated to deal with issues related to shorter study to make modifications to the strategy and incorporate the changes. With short-term funding from E I S N E W S D E C E M B E R 1 9 9 5 UNEP, NEIC completed a four month study (December 1993 the report. The report was officially -March 1994) to review the existing environmental infor- launched on 28 November 1994 by mation compilation and transfer processes and mecha- the Ministry of Natural Resources, nisms, and how these can be enhanced to maximise the Uganda and will be circulated impact of environment information on the decision making widely in Uganda, and outside. In processes. The resulting "Long-term Framework" compris- addition, NEIC has produced four es the following components: district environment profiles for Kampala, Mbale, Rakai and Iganga. * Redefinition of the role of NEIC; NEIC plans to produce similar * Development of horizontal networks; and reports for the remaining districts. These profiles are * Development of vertical networks Integration of envi- intended to be used as a basis for district level develop- ronmental information into the decision making ment planning. NEIC plans to translate the recommenda- process. Development of a comprehensive training pro- tions of the District Environment Profiles into District gramme in EIS in all sectors of the country. Environment Action Plans for eventual integration into District Development Plans. At the national level, the A Preparatory Phase to address the Redefinition of the District Environment Profiles are the building blocks for the Role of NEIC commenced in December 1994 and is sched- preparation of the national SOE reports. uled to be completed at the end of March 1995. Funding for this phase amounting to US$67,500 was provided by Zambia the ENRIN Programme. The implementation of the remain- ing four components is contingent upon NEIC's completion In March 1993, ENRIN Africa in cooperation with the of the Preparatory Phase. Environmental Council of Zambia (ECZ) developed a pro- posal to establish a national environment information net- A project concept/proposal for Phase I, which follows on work for Zambia. The proposal was based on recommen- from the Preparatory Phase, has been drafted has been dations of a UNEP-funded national EIS workshop held in submitted to the Clearing House of UNEP for consideration October 1991 in Zambia and a follow-up joint UNEP/World for funding up to US$ 100 000. UNEP/ENRIN will contribut Bank mission to Lusaka in June 1992. Implementation by an additional US$80,000 towards the implementation of ECZ of the preparatory phase, which was funded by this phase, which is scheduled to commence in early April NORAD, commenced in June 1993 and was completed in 1995 - 31 October 1995. June 1994. A UNEP mission to Uganda from 3 - 5 November 1994 held A workshop held in Siavonga, Zambia from 28 - 31 March discussions with NEIC and BHV Consultants and explored 1994, and attended by UNEP, focused on the state of envi- possibilities of securing Dutch funding for the Long-term ronment and EIS development in Zambia; and the formula- Framework proposal and for joint UNEP/NEIC programmes tion of a draft three year national EIS strategy for submis- and proposals. BHV will draft a "skeleton" proposal com- sion to NORAD for funding. UNEP provided technical prising a number of priority projects including NEIC's Long- inputs in the drafting of a final three year programme at term Framework" for review by Uganda government and the end of the workshop and subsequently in Arendal in the Dutch government. June 1994. A follow-up mission to Uganda will be undertaken in early The project document generated for the three year pro- 1995 to formulate a detailed project document for submis- gramme was submitted to NORAD for funding and is sion to the Dutch government for funding. scheduled to begin in June 1995. The total cost of the pro- ject amounts to NOK 8,389,658. In strengthening information management capacity within NEIC, UNEP's on-going technical support has more recently In the meantime, NORAD has agreed to provide bridging been reflected in the production of the first State of funding to enable ECZ and other nodes in the network to Environment (SoEE Report for Uganda. USAID provided continue with the implementation of priority programmes funding for the production and printing of the report, and commenced in the preparatory phase. One of the outputs WRI assisted with technical aspects of the compilation of generated by the preparatory phase include a draft SOE fl I S N E W S D E C E M B E R 1 9 9 5 report which has been widely circulated in Zambia and will be revised, upgraded and produced in digital form during the implementation of the Three-year Programme. ECZ will also producing District Environment Profiles modelled on In June 1993, a draft proposal to develop and strengthen a the Uganda ones to serve as basic reference documents national EIS network in Ghana was formulated by the for district level planning. UNEP/ENRIN will also fund Environment Protection Council (EPC), Ghana and a UNEP (US$20,000) a one-month case study primarily to informa- mission to the EPC. The draft proposal, aimed at improving tion generation practices in Zambia and decision making environment information delivery to decision making processes. The outputs of this case study will lead to and processes in Ghana, is to build upon the on-going DANIDA complement the 3-year investment programme. The case - funded EIS Development component of the Ghana study will be carried out in May 1995. Environment Resources Management Project (GERMP). A follow-up meeting between EPC and UNEP was expected 1___________________________________ _ later in the same year to revise the draft and discuss the modalities for its approval and implementation by EPC. In October 1993, UNEP in collaboration with UNSO and the National Environment Management Council (NEMCI, UNEP later undertook another follow-up mission to Accra, Tanzania, drafted a one year preparatory assistan .ce pro- Ghana from 7 - 9 October 1994 to hold discussions with posal to establish a national environment information net- senior officials of EPC, the National Development Planning work in Tanzania. This proposal was based on recommen- Commission (NDPC), the Remote Sensing Applications Unit dations of a UNDP/UNSO funded national EIS workshop (RSAU) and potential institutional nodes within the pro- held In Morogoro, Tanzania from 18 -22 October 1993. heldin Mrogoo, Tnzana frm 18- 22Octoer 193. posed EIS network, with a view to revising the draft strate- Funding for this preparatory phase was provided by UNSO. posed foS net ith a viwpos revt d raft trate- Its imlemenation ommened in anuar1994.gy and formulating a proposal/project document to imple- Its ileaoo eeiment the strategy. The DANIDA-funded EISD prolect Africa has continued to provide assistance in the focuses on "land." It was proposed that the scope be estaRishmentNof GIS/EISuitwithinEMCUNEP expanded to encompass the "environment." NDPC and esintabinshmn a techniS/l unolve t winthn UNE funded BRSAU would, in addition to EPC, become lead institu- maIntaInS arojectintheformof technical nvolvesthUnSO fned- tions in the new set-up of a core network that is expected GIS/EIS project in the form of technical backstopping ser- t rdal xadadicuentoa ntttosi vices - software upgrades, database development, support th ublic and ate setors. to GIS application in on-going national programmes, in- p country networking and further in-country training wherev- These rstitutional changes are to be discussed and ncor- er required. porated in the proposal. As the Director of EPC was not In December 1994ajointUNEPUNSOUNIARfollowu present for these discussions, no conclusive revision could In December 1994, a Joint UNEP/UNSO/UNITAR follow up be adpe.Aflo-pmsini. ac 95 eie mission was fielded to Tanzania firstly, to draw up detailed adorted A follow-up mission in March 1995, revised Terms of Reference for needs assessments in the four . .m which was then submitted to relevant government officials component areas of the project: GIS/BS/Mapping; component areas fcthe poject: .io/ . s/map and for endorsement and consensus on institutional framework Databases/Stas; secon d ocumreviewheinstational system; ad and e-mail/Internet connectivity. A final document will be Awareness; secondly, review the institutional set-up for drwupithlatekofAil19animeet- the project and identify modifications required to make the tion is s hedledt c ee inrMa 1995. Implementation of the project more effective; and thirdly, assess project progress and how best to incorporate UNI- TAR GISIEIS training initiatives into the on-going EIS pro- ject activities. The UNDP-GEF funded project component on the develop- On the basis of this evaluation mission, a new project pro- ment oNDGF fodiersity jata capablty wn the d l posal incorporating the uncompleted tasks as well as a . . . . new training component has been drafted and is currently National Environment Secretariat (NES) is the beginning of underreviewby relevan institu s in T a. UNEP ENRIN's involvement in the establishment of a under review byrelevant institutions In Tanzania. naial[SetokfrKy. Implementation is expected to commence in May 1995. E I S N E W S D E C E M B E R 1 9 9 5 One significant achievement of the biodiversity unit within Botswana does the University even NES has been the completion of their biodiversity data- partly meet national requirements. base development pilot project and the hosting of a Furthermore, these coLntries now national workshop (on 28 November 1994) on the have the installed capacity to cre- "Development of a Digital Database of Lake Naivasha ate national resources databases Region - Interactions between Resources Utilization and for State of the Environment the Biodiversity" for which a fairly comprehensive draft assessments and for national report was produced and circulated to collaborating insti- resource management planning. tutions within Kenya. National seminars are part of the implementation process of the project component and are In Mozambique, Lesotho and Burkina Faso, GIS and EIS expected to highlight the results of the pilot project in activities remain at an early stage with few outputs being terms of the achievements realised to date, the existing generated by these units and few signs of networking weaknesses and gaps: to solicit recommendations on how between sectoral information systems. There is little sup- best to proceed from then; and to be used by the collabo- port or backstopping from within the country, and by no rating institutions as an opportunity to formulate future means are these activities self-sustaining in any meaning- biodiversity database development programmes. ful way. Technical backstopping to the units is still needed for much of the time before they achieve full operational The draft report was not expected to contain information capabilities. in a format ready for end-user decision makers, but is pri- marily a compilation in database form of the data gathered and discussions on the issues affecting Lake Naivasha and Sub-region the surrounding environment. The report is a milestone towards the creation of a digital database on Lake At the sub-regional level, there has been a shift in the Naivasha, as well as the of facts and findings of the study. overall strategy and implementation of the programme. The emphasis is now to base institutional support at the As the task of establishing and strengthening national sub-regional level using established sub-regional facilities database capability within institut ons is likely to become or institutions to support the efforts of member states. increasingly demanding, UNEP' ENRIN Programme will Southern African Development Community (SADC) build upon the capability and facilities established by the The SADC sub-region comprises eleven member states; biodiversity project with a view to creating a strong and Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, operational EIS network in Kenya in which NES will be the Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. lead institution. UNEP has been supporting the development of EIS/GIS ini- Other national institutions tiatives in the SADC sub-region since 1991 at the national level, and 1992 at the regional level. Five of the eleven GIS/EIS units established by the programme in the SADC In Botswana, Cote d'lvoire and to some extent, Niger member states of Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, national EIS programmes can be considered self-sustain- Tanzania and Zambia. ing in that - due to project activities - there is now a cer- tain momentum which will continue. The situation in these In cooperation with SADC, GTZ and IUCN, a sub-regional countries is characterised by a number of factors including workshop was held in Harare, Zimbabwe, in April 1992 for participants from SADC member states, to discuss the (a) development of linkages with other operational sectoral applications for environment information systems and the GIS and information units; constraints to their development and implementation. Of (b) a certain critical mass of GIS experts; the 10 GIS/EIS units established by the ENRIN Programme, (c) strong interest and support from both the government five are in SADC member states (Botswana, Lesotho, and from donors; and Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia). (d) strong GIS user groups in operation. Following this workshop, a proposal to establish a sub- Training, however, remains a problem, and only in regional environment information network for SADC mem- I E I S N E W S D E C E M B E R 1 9 9 5 ber states was formulated and endorsed for implementa- tion by the SADC-ELMS Coordination Unit. The long-term goal of the proposed programme is to support the SADC- ELMS Coordination Unit as well as the 10 member states ; of SADC to: (a) establish a regional environment information network; (b) develop and distribute a regional resources database; (c) conduct environment information training programmes;- and (d) build awareness of environment information systems among member states. Consequently, a joint UNEP/GTZ/SADC formulation mis- sion visited the SADIC region in August/September 1993 to conduct an in-depth assessment of the level of EIS devel- opment in the member states and at the regional level. The mission drew-up a draft strategy to address EIS devel- opment and networking in the region. A final programme strategy was formulated in June 1994 for review and endorsement by a regional workshop which was held in Harare from 6 - 9 September 1994. A major output of the workshop is an implementation projrect document for pre- sentation to donors for funding. The draft document is cur- -W oodpeckers' rently being reviewed by SADC-ELMS Coordination Unit.Be k W r Implementation is expected to commence in third quarterB e k W r of 1995. Clips Shuttle's Bob K. KAKUYO, Wings Regional Coordinator, Environment Assessment Programme, Africa, The National Aeronautic Space Agency (NASA) of P.O. Box 30552, Nairobi, KENYA, the United States was forced to cancel the space Tel: (254)2623513/624234, shuttle Discovery's planned June 8, 1995 launch Fax: (254)2 623493/4, because woodpeckers had made 135 holes in the Tlx: 22068 UNEP KE, foam insulation of the shuttle's huge external fuel E-mail: Bob.Kakuyo@unep.no tank. The 12-inch-long birds, believed to be nesting at the pad, punched-holed out large patches as large as 4 inches in diameter in the shuttle. The 184-foot-long spacecraft was delayed until further decision was made to flight. According to the Associated Press, NASA "used plastic owl decoys, horns and taped-recorded hoots to scare off" the daring birds". Washington Post, Saturday, June 3, 1995, PAZ. Editor's note: And we all probably thought small birds couldn't fight big ones. Well, there you have it folks. As they say in the scientific community in America now, small birds are claiming liftoff areas from the ground up more than ever. E I S N E W S D E C E M B E R 1 9 9 5 E N V I R O N M E N T A N D T H E C I T I Z E N LEM: A Society for Objectives Environm ent and LEM, inspired by the overall concept of sustainable develop- Developm ent in Ethiopia ment which zeros in achieving economic and social goals, has the following fundamental objectives. Background * Establishment of an integrated environmental management The scale and intensity of environmental disasters due to the policy in Ethiopia; depletion of life support systems have increased in the last two * Awareness development of the public at large, with regards decades, when measured in terms of the millions of Ethiopians to the interrelationship to population, resource, environment who have perished because of draught and famine. The crisis and development; paused by the recurring draught and famine is not only a socioe- * Supporting grass-roots development activities at the commu- conomic plight but has also become a human, legal and political nity level; impasse. It is a crisis which is still tragically and glaringly mani- * Participation in the conservation and development of the fested in the suffering, hardship and impoverishment of the vast country's natural resource; majority of the people. * Contributing its share towards the global effort for healthy environment and a better world. Therefore, there is not only a strong need to reverse this situa- tion, but also that the demand for some important attitudinal Membership shifts among farmers, entrepreneurs, planners, decision makers, research and development think-thanks, and the public at large Any physical or legal person who has a stake to deal on the has never been more acute. issues LEM addresses, or who is willing to promote the purpos- es and objectives of the society, or who would like to support This needs a rational base for policy development in the fragile the society's activity with resources can be member of the soci- area of natural resource management, alongside the responsi- ety. bility and accountability one should assume. Organization It is against this background of on the one hand the horrifying environmental degradation that has rendered life support sys- The Society has: tems in the country untenable and, on the other, the emergence (a] A General Assembly of new development paradigms on sustainability that LEM is lb] A Board of Directors being launched. LEM is a non-governmental, an apolitical, and a [c] A President nonprofit making civic association that promotes policy and leg- [d] Three Executive Vice-Presidents for Operations, Development islative support to the issues of environment and development Research and Planning and Environmental Education and in Ethiopia. Popular Participation and the necessary staff. More importantly, LEM enters into a voluntary development LEM strongly believes that, the current level of the country's partnership with communities, to translate the lofty ideas of a dependence on external financing shall not be allowed to per- stable environment, sustainable development and livelihood sist, since it contravenes the need to develop institutional security into everyday action. capacities for a strong, durable, and locally oriented develop- ment. The Society places a major emphasis on the development Purposes of local experience, skill, energy and resources. LEM is founded based on the need for an integrated approach to LEM will go into genuine and effective partnership with all environment and development within the socio-economic priori- ties of the country. To this end, the Society has the following professional associations, societies, Egos, donors and purposes. international organizations. Finally, LEM appeals to all con- * Promote changes in favor of conservation and sustainable cerned to secure the necessary legislative, institutional, development of the natural resource base; and financial support in the effort to promote a more pro- * Serve as a forum for interested groups on environment and gressive approach to sustainable development by imple- development; menting new methods of resource planning using people's * Help to integrate environmental management with sound knowledge and experience. economic and socio development; * Sensitize communities and individuals on the principles of For more information, contact: environment and development; LEM, A Society for Environment and Development, * Promote partnership for development through participative PO. Box 8632, Tel. +8-251-1-186937, strategy at the grass-roots level;Fa 8211570,Adsbb,Etip. * Maintain legislative support for issues of environment and Fax +8-251-1-517810, Addis Ababa Ethiopia development; Courtesy of Julie Sisskind: * Create linkage with other international and non-governmen- JurieSisskind@padis.gn.apc.or an EIS Newsletter tal organizations with simile objectives. Correspondant in the horn of Africa. E I S N E W S D E C E M B E R 1 9 9 5 OBITUARY Olayinka Adekoya 1945- 1995 Not too long ago, on March 9, 1995 a symposium was held in Lagos, Nigeria to honor the achievements of Mrs. Olayinka Adekoya, the Surveryor general of the Federation of Nigeria, on the occasion of her 50th birthday. As one of her former teachers, I was very happy to have been a participant. It was like a family reunion, and all who were present were proud of the first lady Surveyor General, an office she filled with great wisdom, energy and skill. We arranged to meet again at the International Congress for Geodesy and Geophysics in Boulder, Colorado-USA and at the Cambridge Conference for National Mapping Organizations in July 1995. It came as a shock to he International Surveying and Mapping Community to learn that she had passed away unexpectedly on June 28, 1995 at her home following a busy work- ing day prior to going to the USA and to England. She was born on February 27, 1945 in llesha, Osun State, Nigeria. She passes schooling with distinction at lloro, the Queens School in Ede and the Queens College in Lagos. In 1965 the nee Olayinka Lasebikan arrived in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada to obtain her bachelor of Science degree in Surveying Engineering at the University of New Brunswick with the first class honors. There she was my best graduate student in 1968. In 1966 she married to Olungbega Adekoya, who graduated with her at UNB in 1968. She returned to Canada to complete her Master of Science Degree in 1973, and obtained a Data Processing Certificate at the ITC in Netherlands. Her professional interest, since joining the Nigerian Federal Surveys in 1965, was pho- togrammetry. She attended all International Congresses for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing as a Nigerian delegate since 1980 in Hamburg. In 1980 she was elected President of the Commission VI of International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS). She was the first Lady and the first African representative to hold an office as Commission President in ISPRS. The international community remembers her tireless efforts to arrange the International Commission Symposium at Badagry in 1986. At this occasion she personally told me of her difficulties of furthering the professional cause for Surveying and Mapping in her country, and she remarked: 'There are only 2 % of us, who are professionally educated. To make an impact, you have to become a mar- tyr.": Her professional career was nevertheless steep. In 1987 she became Principal of the Federal School of Surveying in Oyo and was appointed Deputy Surveyor-General of the Cy Federal of Nigeria in 1988. In 1994, she became Surveyor-General, a post to which she N EiX SSU was fully dedicated until becoming a 'martyr" ot her professional career. * EIS and Decision making in Africa * EIS profile, inteviews and much more The Nigeria Surveyor Community will miss her warmth and her professional commitment. The ISPRS will miss her for her efforts to bring African views into the scope of the M EIS activities in Cote d'lvoire, Mali and international community. Sierra Leone * Read also our special issue on EIS We all had high hopes for what she could have done further. But now we must humbly development and trends in southern pay respect and be thankful for her accomplishments for which she has become an out- Africa standing example, in the hope that others of the new generation will follow her image. Mrs. Adekoya Olayinka was recently nominated by Prof. Gottfried Konecny as a member of the Advisory Committee of the Program on Environment Information Systems in Sub- Design end prodectioe: SaharanAfrica.) 0 Leiesta Steyn graphicc esign, Preteri7 a E I S N E W S D E C E 1 B E R I 9 9 S .1n