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While Angola is extremely rich in natural resources and biological diversity, armed conflict
accompanied by increased levels of poverty has led to grave effects on the natural
environment and the quality of human life. The current activities supported by UNDP
aim to help the government reverse this trend by strengthening national capacity to
properly protect the environment and manage natural biological resources in a sustainable
way and as a means to support the overall development planning process and an
effective contribution to the national poverty reduction efforts. 2 “The environment is a
cross cutting issue in UNDP Angola. Initiatives in this area provide for an interagency
approach between environmental NGOs and civil society under the Ministry of Urban
Affairs and Environment.”
CHEMICALS WATER FSSD*
PORTFOLIO
Pierre-Francois Pirlot, Resident Representative
UNDP is supporting the Government of Angola in strengthening national capacity to protect the environment and manage natural biological
resources. The GEF-funded development of a National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, lasting until 2006, will play a significant
role in ensuring proper conservation efforts.
With funding from GEF, UNDP assists countries with shared waters to improve their watershed and coastal zone management practices
in support of sustainable development. UNDP is supporting two GEF-funded regional projects concerning shared waters with Angola’s
neighbors. The Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem and the Okavango River Basin both contribute significantly to shared
resource management and the sponsorship of activities that will maintain the ecological integrity of both marine ecosystems.
Angola is participating in a regional methyl bromide (Me. Br.) phase-out project, implemented by UNDP for low volume consumers in
Africa. This project provides policy strengthening assistance to prevent the introduction of Me. Br. use in the country.
CONTACTS
Mr. Camilo Ceita – Camilo.ceita@undp.org
Ms. Gabriela Nascimento – gabriela.nascimento@undp.org
Tel.: 244-2 331 181 / 244 2 331 249
Fax: 244 2 335 609
http://mirror.undp.org/angola/EnergyEnvironnement.htm
PARTNERS
Some of our Partners working with
UNDP and the Government in Angola
NORAD
Chevron Texaco
UNEP
1
Capacity Building for Environmental Planning and Biodiversity Conservation in Angola Final Evaluation Report, available at: http://mirror.undp.org/angola/LinkRtf/ang02_005.pdf;
2
http://mirror.undp.org/angola/EnergyEnvironnement.htm; *Frameworks and Strategies for Sustainable Development
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