The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) is an initiative adopted by African leaders as a strategy for managing Africa’s self-development and integration into the global economy in the 21s
Major events related to the NEPAD-COSMAR
Adoption of the UNEP/GEF MSP on the Environment Component of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) 26 July 2001, Lusaka, Zambia
Launch of
Projects and Programmes :: NEPAD Coastal and marine programme
The NEPAD Coastal and marine Programme (NEPAD COSMAR) falls within the larger NEPAD Environment action Plan (NEAP) which comprises of eight thematic areas: combating land degradation; drought and desertification; wetlands; invasive species; marine and coastal resources; cross-border conservation of natural resources; climate change; and crosscutting issues. The Plan was developed through a participatory and consultative process involving African experts from different sectors of the environment under the leadership of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN).
