ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEM ON THE INTERNET

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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEM ON THE
INTERNET

• National and subregional Capacity Building
  Programme on
• Integrated Management of Data and Information
• to Implement Multilateral Environment Treaties

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Main constraints assessed through AFRICAGIS - SIIE

• Difficult access to data and information
  (administration, personal, techniques )
• Poor quality quantity of data and lack of
  information,
• No standard and no format for coordination
• Information needs are not met
• Digital Divide (trained staff, lack of equipment,
  poor access to the Internet)

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Framework

• Create a framework that
• improves access to and exchange of information
• facilitates coordination and synergy of national
  and sub regional efforts
• offers services to help the Parties of CCD, CBD,
  FCC, RAMSAR to comply with their (national
  communication, report, Action Plan.)
• allows liaising partners and stakeholders from
  different administrations, programmes
• recognizes developing countries know how, and
  experiences

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Methodology developped

• A sustainable system of circulation and exchange
  of information related to environmental managment
  composed of
• 1. An institutional component based on
  participatory approach and partneship
• 2. A technical component including IT equipment,
  connection and training

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Beneficiaries which have been reached

• International and sub-regional organisations that
  produce and need access to information
• Governemental structures involved in environment
  Min. of Environment, Min. of Agriculture, Min. of
  planification, Min. of finance etc.
• National technical bodies Dept of meteorology,
  Universities
• Civil Society local authorities, NGOs, private
  sector

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The Implementation process

• Phase 1 Institutional framework through Self
  Needs Assesment, agreement between stake
  holders
• Phase 2 Equipment and Training
• Phase 3 Development of web pages through
  common portal other tools such as
  GIS WEB
• Phase 4 Evaluation / Restitution / Extension

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RESULTS OBTAINED IN AFRICA

• At regional level www. SISEI.net with GISWEB
  (mapping through the Internet)
• At sub regional level West Africa, North Africa,
  East Africa
• At national level Benin, Senegal, Mali, Marocco,
  Tunisia, Uganda

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At national level
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GIS WEB
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GIS WEB analysis
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NEXT STEPS 2002 - 2005

• 30 african countries
• OSS and UNITAR with Post Rio Conventions
  secretariats,
• Now liaising formally with EIS AFRICA, ITU,
  UNEP.NET, WMO and WRI
• Private public partnership
• Projects conducted directly from Africa withCILSS
  - ECOWAS, UMA, IGAD RIIS and SADC ELMS

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CONTACTS

• Christophe NUTTALL, Phd
• OSS UNITAR SISEI PROGRAMME
• PALAIS DES NATIONS
• GENEVA
• Christophe.nuttall_at_unitar.org
• www.sisei.org