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Cape Verde is conducting a thorough assessment and analysis of the capacity needs and
constraints facing the country, while it works to meet its global environmental management
obligations as set forth in the Rio convention and related international instruments.
UNDP is assisting the Government in sustainable environmental management efforts
to reduce environmental degradation that plagues urban and rural areas. Efforts are
also being made to conserve biodiversity through the creation of protected areas. The
creation of jobs and generation of income constitute a major priority for Cape Verde’s
biodiversity projects, as is the conservation of endemic species.
CHEMICALS BIODIVERSITY LAND ENERGY FSSD*
PORTFOLIO
Alphonse Nkouka, Resident Representative
UNDP is assisting the Government to integrate environment into poverty-reduction planning. For example, a UNDP-supported strategy
in Cape Verde sought to reduce poverty and support the environment by focusing on micro-finance projects and promoting tourism
to the island. In addition, with GEF funding, UNDP is supporting the Government to fulfil its commitments to international environmental
conventions. For example, the National Capacity Self-Assessment (NCSA) process conducted a thorough assessment and analysis of
the capacity needs and constraints to meeting global environmental management obligations as set forth in the Rio conventions.
In the area of Climate Change, GEF is funding the formulation of the National Adaptation Programme of Action to support the
Capeverdean government in its sustainable environmental management efforts. The goal is to alleviate the adverse effects of climatic
change on activities related to agriculture production, natural resources and environmental protection. This initiative will continue until
2006.
To fight growing concerns of land desertification, the Environmental Youth Project is a response from UNDP, together with the UN
Convention to Combat Desertification and UN Volunteers. The project also addresses concerns of both growing youth unemployment
and the environmental degradation evident in urban and rural areas.The project encourages the participation of young people in local
environmental awareness projects, and employs them in activities to promote sustainable land use and recovery.
UNDP is supporting the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in Cape Verde. For example, the GEF-funded programme,
Integrated Participatory Ecosystem Management In and Around Protected Areas, seeks to conserve globally significant biodiversity
through the creation of a system of protected areas encompassing six critical ecosystems. The programme aims to halt and reverse
existing degradation of land and water resources within the protected areas and adjacent landscapes.
The support being provided to the refrigeration servicing sector is an important component of UNDP’s Energy and Environment assistance
programme for Cape Verde. Through the implementation of this project 18 workshops are benefiting from provision of equipment
and training directed at national service technicians.While it addresses capacity-building needs it also contributes directly to compliance
with the Montreal Protocol commitments.
CONTACTS
Mr. Jose Levy – jose.levy@undp.org
Mr. Adama Daou – adama.daou@undp.org
Tel.: 238-262 14 01/02
Fax: 238-262 13 52
http://www.cv.undp.org/environnement/environnement.html
PARTNERS
Some of our Partners working with
UNDP and the Government in Cape
Verde
Government of The Netherlands
Government of Venezuela
UNV
Peace Corps
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Cape Verde MDGR 2005 http://www.un.cv/Donnee/OMD/rapport.html; 2 UNDP Drylands Development Centre document,“Rural Community Development”; *Frameworks and Strategies for
Sustainable Development
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