ABSTRACT
Winner of the Prix Pierre Chauleur of the French Academie des Sciences d'Outre-Mer
Until some way is found of dealing with Africa's catastrophic environmental crises none of the continent's other problems will find a long-term solution. Yet there is hope, and Crisis and Opportunity sets out a programme for dealing with the problems successfully. Written in a clear and engaging style, the book shows how environmental management can be achieved and institutionalized from within Africa, rather than through interference from the West, by implementing National Environmental Action Plans (NEAPS). Aware of the urgency of the problems, Francois Falloux and Lee Talbot offer practical guidelines based on direct experience and incorporate a great range of relevant case studies and examples. Their book will be of enormous importance to the governments, local communities and development agencies confronting the issues, and may mark a milestone if recovery in Africa is to take place. Francois Falloux is Senior Environmental Advisor, Africa Region at the World Bank. Dr Lee M Talbot is a former Director-General of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). Originally published in 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |98 pages
National Environmental Action Plans (Neaps) In Africa: Origins, Description and Present Status
chapter |16 pages
Past attempts at environmental planning in Africa
chapter |12 pages
What is a NEAP and why is it different?
chapter |21 pages
The pioneers: the NEAP of Madagascar
chapter |18 pages
Forging the NEAP approach – Lesotho
chapter |11 pages
Forging the NEAP approach: Mauritius
chapter |7 pages
Green Plans of the North
chapter |11 pages
Over thirty African NEAPS
part |2 pages
The Neap Process, Its Components and Its Problems
chapter |16 pages
Political involvement and popular participation
chapter |12 pages
A Dynamic and Evolving Institutional Framework
chapter |14 pages
Indispensable environmental information
chapter |15 pages
An economic foundation: guarantee of credibility
chapter |17 pages
Education, training and public awareness
chapter |11 pages
The inescapable population problem
chapter |14 pages
Land tenure and the environment
chapter |17 pages
The vital challenge of conserving biodiversity 1
chapter |11 pages
Urban cancers, an inevitable problem
chapter |11 pages
African culture: opportunities and dangers for the environment
chapter |10 pages
Rural development revisited in the era of environment
chapter |9 pages
A path full of obstacles: lessons from a learning process
part |35 pages
Results and Impact to Date
chapter |8 pages
Environmental programs at work
chapter |5 pages
Green opportunities for private enterprise
chapter |9 pages
NGOS: from confrontation to cooperation
chapter |11 pages
The environmental revolution of the donors: a continuing process
part |35 pages
Future Directions