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EIS ARCHIVED NEWSLETTERS

July 2001

Performing the EIS best practice case studies in Ghana and Uganda - Ulrik Mårtensson -The Ghana and Uganda best practice studies were performed under different conditions and following slightly different methodologies. Comparing these experiences leads to some recommendations concerning the conducting of future best practice studies.

The SADC Environmental Information Systems Training and Education Sub-programme (SETES) network, Phase II  -  Musisi Nkambwe - Despite a delay following the completion SETES Phase I, Phase II is beginning. The plans for this phase and the considerations which went into designing it are outlined. 

Developing indicators for monitoring and reporting on the state of the environment in South Africa - Anna Ballance - A project to establish a core set of environmental indicators to monitor and report on the state of the environment is underway. These indicators will be used by South Africa's Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.

 
Report on the 5th Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Meeting - Liz Gavin - The 5th GSDI meeting, with the theme of "Sustainable Development: GSDI for improved decision making" was held in May 2001 in Colombia. Close on 300 people from 38 countries participated in the meeting.

A Global Environmental Information Portal: EarthTrends - Dan Tunstall - A comprehensive collection of information, including information on Africa, and tools is being made available through the WRI's EarthTrends Information Portal. EarthTrends includes information pertaining to all countries in Africa.

A renewable energy resource database for South Africa - Jillian Muller - A spatially referenced database on the potential for deriving energy from renewable resources has recently been developed to cover the whole of South Africa. 

The Desertification Information System/Environmental Information System on the Internet (DIS/EISI) programme for 2001 - Christophe Nuttall - The DIS/EISI can be seen as a tool for the management of environmental information in support of the legal instruments relating to the environment in Africa: desertification, biodiversity, climate change, wetlands, etc.  

GISWEB Training Project - Christophe Nuttall -OSS, UNITAR and UNEP/GRID Geneva offer a training programme, with data being available through the GisWeb tool, as a tangible outcome. Users may access this data using only a  web browser.

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