Programme Cooperation Agreement 2010 – 2011

2. Support to the Africa Environment Out- look process Sub-programme 4: Environmental Gov- ernance 4(d)2

• This scientific resource is used for na- tional and international decision mak- ing

• All the 54 countries in Africa were indirectly supported by GRID-Arendal in environmental assessment and reporting as they all received the Africa Environment Outlook 3 Authors’ Guide, which is set to chart the future of state of environment reporting in Africa. The authors’ guide in the drafting of Part II of the third Africa Environment Outlook was com- piled under the support and supervision of GRID-Arendal published in hard copy and as an e-book. • Lead authors trained on the use of the analytical framework for data collection and analy- sis in order to provide a comprehensive assessment of the health and environment links. • Draft 0 of the AEO-3 manuscript produced.

Collaborating with partners: African Ministerial Conference on the Environment; UNEP and all its collaborating centres in Africa, namely National Environment Management Au- thority (Uganda), IUCN-Central Africa, Centre for Environment and Development in the Arab Region and Europe, Southern African Research and Documentation Centre, Network for Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa, EIS Africa and Indian Ocean Commission. Countries/regions assisted: All the 53 countries in Africa

3. Develop the Africa Youth Environment Network as a mechanism for engaging youth in inter-sectoral and intergovern- mental forums. Develop partnerships through north-south and south-south ex- change programmes Sub-programme 4: Environmental Gov- ernance 4(d)3 4. Strengthen Environmental Information Networking in Ethiopia Sub-programme 4: Environmental Gov- ernance 4(d)4 5. Strengthen local research and outreach capacity in emerging and persistent envi- ronmental issues in Africa Sub-programme 4: Environmental Gov- ernance 4(b)2

• Exchange programmes facilitated with additional support from FK Norway: 2 • Curriculum based on the African Envi- ronment Outlook process developed

• Application for the exchange round that began in May 2011 prepared and submitted to FK Norway. Exchange involving six participants began in September 2011.

• A needs assessment of Ethiopia’s En- vironmental Information Networking is prepared

• A report and strategy for environmental management in Ethiopia prepared and handed over to Ethiopia’s Environment Protection Agency for publication

• Case studies on the role of watersheds in the protection and provision of ur- ban water supplies compiled and pub- lished.

• A rapid response assessment report Green Hills, Blue Cities: An ecosystems approach to water resources management for African cities published in hard copy and e-book formats (http://www.grida.no/publications/rr/blue-cities/ebook.aspx)

Collaborating with partners: North- South Exchange partners namely, National Environment Management Authority (Uganda), IUCN-Central Africa, Southern African Research and Documentation Centre, Network for Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa, EIS Africa and Environment Council of Zambia; National African partners, namely Environment Protection Authority of Ethiopia, Wildlife Society of Uganda; Global Universities Partnership on Environment and Sustainability (GUPES), UN-Habitat Countries/regions assisted: Most of the 53 countries in Africa

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