African Water Development Report 2006 - United Nations Economic ...

African Water Development Report 2006Consumptioportstioports*Net Ex-Consump-Net Ex-CountryProductionCountryProductionSUBTOTAL-0.29 1.89 1.6 Namibia 0.03 0.00 -0.03C. AfricaBurundi 0.01 0.001 -0.009 South Africa 4.30 5.18 0.88Djibouti 0.02 0 -0.02 Swaziland 0.02 0.00 -0.01Eritrea 0.02 0 -0.02 Zambia 0.10 0.09 -0.01Ethiopia 0.05 0.02 -0.03 Zimbabwe 0.25 0.16 -0.09Kenya 0.15 0.04 -0.11SUBTOTAL-S. Africa4.95 7.03 2.09Rwanda 0.01 0.002 -0.008 Benin 0.01 0.01 -0.004Seychelles 0.01 0 -0.01 Burkina Faso 0.01 0.001 -0.009Somalia 0.01 0 -0.01 Cape Verde 0.002 0 -0.002Sudan 0.07 0.02 -0.05 Côte d’Ivoire 0.16 0.08 -0.09Tanzania 0.05 0.02 -0.03 Gambia 0.003 0 -0.003Uganda 0.02 0.01 -0.01 Ghana 0.11 0.07 -0.04SUBTOTAL-E. Africa0.40 0.113 -0.307 Guinea 0.02 0.002 -0.02Algeria 1.32 5.68 4.36 Guinea-Bissau 0.004 0 -0.004Egypt 1.80 2.61 0.82 Liberia 0.01 0.002 -0.01Libya 0.59 3.39 2.8 Mali 0.01 0 -0.01Morocco 0.36 0.02 -0.34 Mauritania 0.05 0.003 -0.05Tunisia 0.32 0.31 -0.01 Niger 0.02 0.005 -0.01Western Sahara 0.003 0 -0.003 Nigeria 0.86 5.27 4.41SUBTOTAL-4.393 12.01 7.627 Senegal 0.06 0.002 -0.058N. Africa*A negative number indicates consumption exceeds production, with the deficit made Sierra Leone 0.01 -0.05Togo 0.01 0 -0.01up from stocks and/or imports; a positive number indicates production exceeds consumption,with the difference either added to domestic stocks or exported.1.349 5.445 4.08SUBTOTALW.Africa• 1 quadrillion Btu or quad is equal to about 0.5 million barrels per day of oil equivalentTotal Africa 11.39 26.47 15.08Source: Energy Information Administration Note: Units in quadrillion British thermal units - quadsEnvironment and EnergyDeforestation is now one of the most pressingenvironmental problems faced by most Africannations, and one of the primary causes of deforestationis the use of wood for fuel. Deforestationhas negative implications for the localenvironment (increased erosion) and the globalenvironment (fast climate change, threatenedbiodiversity). Many African nations have hadover three quarters of their forest cover depleted.Of the 159 signatories to the Conventionto Combat Desertification, 52 are African. Ofthose 52, nearly all have ratified the Conventionwhich entered into force in 1997.222