Environmental Information Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa : From Innovation to Management
The development of Environmental Information Systems (EIS) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in the 1970s and 1980s was slow, in spite of several efforts to introduce the technology. However since 1990, growth has been phenomenal. Whereas, only one or tw...
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okr-10986-98742021-04-23T14:02:47Z Environmental Information Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa : From Innovation to Management Prévost, Yves Gilruth, Peter ACTION PLANS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION BENEFIT ANALYSIS CAPACITY BUILDING CATALOGS COMMUNITIES DATA ACCESS DATA ARCHITECTURE DATA PROCESSING DATA SHARING DATABASE MANAGEMENT DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS DECISION MAKING DECISION MAKING PROCESS DECISION MAKING PROCESSES DECISION-MAKING DEMOGRAPHICS DOCUMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT EXPLOITATION IMPLEMENTATIONS INFORMATION POLICY INFORMATION RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS INTEGRATION INTEROPERABILITY KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT LEADING MANAGERIAL SKILLS METADATA NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NEW TECHNOLOGIES NUMBER OF USERS ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PROGRAMS PROTOTYPES QUALITY INFORMATION REPOSITORY RESULT RESULTS SATELLITE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARGETS TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TECHNOLOGY TOOLS TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS USER USERS VARIETY VISION The development of Environmental Information Systems (EIS) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in the 1970s and 1980s was slow, in spite of several efforts to introduce the technology. However since 1990, growth has been phenomenal. Whereas, only one or two institutions in each country were previously active in EIS, over 500 EIS related projects are now under way, involving thousands of African experts, plus numerous development partners from non government organizations (NGOs), the private sector, bilateral agencies, and international organizations. Not surprisingly, the number of actors involved in EIS construction is expected to increase even further, until all institutions and organizations involved in environmental management have adopted EIS-related technologies. The EIS concept as know it today emerges from several initiatives to promote the more efficient use of data in environmental management. First, the advent of satellite remote sensing in 1972 gave a new perspective to viewing the earth's resources and led to large data and training subsidies to stimulate the use of first Landsat and then SPOT products. Next came the early environmental applications of remote sensing in Africa, championed by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which used satellite imagery to monitor rangeland dynamics and desertification. The term EIS only came into wide use in the 1990s, concurrent with the advent of natural resource and environment action plans. The concept reflects our growing understanding of the link between environment and development. Thus, environmental information is the data, statistics, and other documents, that enable managers to identify and quantify specific environmental resource categories, and to determine their optimum utilization. Seen in this larger context, an EIS is the institutional and technical response needed to improve the role and benefits of information in environmental management. 2012-08-13T09:45:59Z 2012-08-13T09:45:59Z 1999-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/02/12586923/environmental-information-systems-sub-saharan-africa-innovation-management http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9874 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 128 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa |
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ACTION PLANS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION BENEFIT ANALYSIS CAPACITY BUILDING CATALOGS COMMUNITIES DATA ACCESS DATA ARCHITECTURE DATA PROCESSING DATA SHARING DATABASE MANAGEMENT DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS DECISION MAKING DECISION MAKING PROCESS DECISION MAKING PROCESSES DECISION-MAKING DEMOGRAPHICS DOCUMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT EXPLOITATION IMPLEMENTATIONS INFORMATION POLICY INFORMATION RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS INTEGRATION INTEROPERABILITY KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT LEADING MANAGERIAL SKILLS METADATA NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NEW TECHNOLOGIES NUMBER OF USERS ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PROGRAMS PROTOTYPES QUALITY INFORMATION REPOSITORY RESULT RESULTS SATELLITE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARGETS TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TECHNOLOGY TOOLS TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS USER USERS VARIETY VISION Prévost, Yves Gilruth, Peter Environmental Information Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa : From Innovation to Management |
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The development of Environmental
Information Systems (EIS) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in the
1970s and 1980s was slow, in spite of several efforts to
introduce the technology. However since 1990, growth has
been phenomenal. Whereas, only one or two institutions in
each country were previously active in EIS, over 500 EIS
related projects are now under way, involving thousands of
African experts, plus numerous development partners from non
government organizations (NGOs), the private sector,
bilateral agencies, and international organizations. Not
surprisingly, the number of actors involved in EIS
construction is expected to increase even further, until all
institutions and organizations involved in environmental
management have adopted EIS-related technologies. The EIS
concept as know it today emerges from several initiatives to
promote the more efficient use of data in environmental
management. First, the advent of satellite remote sensing in
1972 gave a new perspective to viewing the earth's
resources and led to large data and training subsidies to
stimulate the use of first Landsat and then SPOT products.
Next came the early environmental applications of remote
sensing in Africa, championed by United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), which used satellite imagery to monitor
rangeland dynamics and desertification. The term EIS only
came into wide use in the 1990s, concurrent with the advent
of natural resource and environment action plans. The
concept reflects our growing understanding of the link
between environment and development. Thus, environmental
information is the data, statistics, and other documents,
that enable managers to identify and quantify specific
environmental resource categories, and to determine their
optimum utilization. Seen in this larger context, an EIS is
the institutional and technical response needed to improve
the role and benefits of information in environmental management. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Prévost, Yves Gilruth, Peter |
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Prévost, Yves Gilruth, Peter |
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Prévost, Yves |
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Environmental Information Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa : From Innovation to Management |
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Environmental Information Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa : From Innovation to Management |
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Environmental Information Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa : From Innovation to Management |
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Environmental Information Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa : From Innovation to Management |
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Environmental Information Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa : From Innovation to Management |
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environmental information systems in sub-saharan africa : from innovation to management |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/02/12586923/environmental-information-systems-sub-saharan-africa-innovation-management http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9874 |
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