Det gælder om at finde bindeleddet mellem en ansvarlig forvaltning af det miljø og de naturressourcer, vi lever af, og hensynet til økonomisk fremgang og udvikling, konkluderer ny miljørapport om Afrika fra Verdensbanken.
* A new World Bank report calls for countries to incorporate environmental management into their development agendas
* The report emphasizes six core (kerne) areas for action in environment and natural resource management
WASHINGTON, October 3, 2012: Ghana, like any other nation in West Africa, is endowed (beriget) with abundant and valuable stocks of fish. Fish provide 65 percent of protein for the population, and as many as 2,2 million people are dependent on the fisheries sector for their livelihoods.
Yet Ghana’s fish resources are heavily exploited − the total number of fish caught each year has peaked and fish catches are in serious decline.
A World Bank project to support marine fisheries and aquaculture in Ghana, approved in 2011, is designed to help the government move towards sustainable fishing by introducing secure and enforceable fishing rights for fisheries, creating employment opportunities in processing fish for export, reducing illegal fishing, and protecting the ecosystems with improved regulations.
In a new World Bank report “Enhancing Competitiveness and Resilience in Africa,” the Ghana project is one of many described that embody the report’s key message:
Environmental management is key to creating sustainable industries and growth, and should be incorporated into every country’s broader development agenda in Africa.
The report, following on the heels of previous strategies for Africa for agriculture, energy, mining, transport, green growth, and climate change, emphasizes the importance of country-driven agendas, partnerships, collaboration across environmental sectors, and the key role of private sector investment as well as local communities.
Making environment central
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