Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Telecommunication
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
United Nations Transport and Communications Decade for Africa, 1978-1988: Approved programme of action including projects sector by sector for phase 1, 1980-1983. pt. 1. Roads and road transport. pt. 2. Railways and rail transport. pt. 3. Maritime transport. pt. 5. Air transport 4 v. in 3
Author: United Nations Transport and Communications Decade for Africa, 1978-1988: Approved programme of action including projects sector by sector for phase 1, 1980-1983. pt. 1, Roads and road transport. pt. 2, Railways and rail transport. pt. 3, Maritime transport. pt. 4, Ports. pt. 5, Air transport. pt. 6, Inland water transport. pt. 7, Multimodal transport. pt. 8, Telecommunications. pt. 9, Communications by satellite. pt. 10, Broadcasting. pt. 11, Postal services. pt. 12, Manpower training
Author: United Nations Transport and Communications Decade for Africa, 1978-1988: Global strategy and plan of action, first phase, 1980-1983
Author: Accessions List, Eastern Africa
Author: Library of Congress. Library of Congress Office, Nairobi, KenyaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, Eastern
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
Vols. for 19 - include a publishers' directory.
Devindex Africa
Author: United Nations. Economic Commission for AfricaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Devindex Africa
Author: Bibliographic Guide to Business and Economics
Author: New York Public Library. Research LibrariesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Our Common Future
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780195531916
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Africa's Infrastructure
Author: World BankPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821380834
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Sustainable infrastructure development is vital for Africa s prosperity. And now is the time to begin the transformation. This volume is the culmination of an unprecedented effort to document, analyze, and interpret the full extent of the challenge in developing Sub-Saharan Africa s infrastructure sectors. As a result, it represents the most comprehensive reference currently available on infrastructure in the region. The book covers the five main economic infrastructure sectors information and communication technology, irrigation, power, transport, and water and sanitation. 'Africa s Infrastructure: A Time for Transformation' reflects the collaboration of a wide array of African regional institutions and development partners under the auspices of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa. It presents the findings of the Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD), a project launched following a commitment in 2005 by the international community (after the G8 summit at Gleneagles, Scotland) to scale up financial support for infrastructure development in Africa. The lack of reliable information in this area made it difficult to evaluate the success of past interventions, prioritize current allocations, and provide benchmarks for measuring future progress, hence the need for the AICD. Africa s infrastructure sectors lag well behind those of the rest of the world, and the gap is widening. Some of the main policy-relevant findings highlighted in the book include the following: infrastructure in the region is exceptionally expensive, with tariffs being many times higher than those found elsewhere. Inadequate and expensive infrastructure is retarding growth by 2 percentage points each year. Solving the problem will cost over US$90 billion per year, which is more than twice what is being spent in Africa today. However, money alone is not the answer. Prudent policies, wise management, and sound maintenance can improve efficiency, thereby stretching the infrastructure dollar. There is the potential to recover an additional US$17 billion a year from within the existing infrastructure resource envelope simply by improving efficiency. For example, improved revenue collection and utility management could generate US$3.3 billion per year. Regional power trade could reduce annual costs by US$2 billion. And deregulating the trucking industry could reduce freight costs by one-half. So, raising more funds without also tackling inefficiencies would be like pouring water into a leaking bucket. Finally, the power sector and fragile states represent particular challenges. Even if every efficiency in every infrastructure sector could be captured, a substantial funding gap of $31 billion a year would remain. Nevertheless, the African people and economies cannot wait any longer. Now is the time to begin the transformation to sustainable development.
World Urbanization Prospects
Author: United Nations PublicationsPublisher:
ISBN: 9789211483192
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
The report presents findings from the 2018 revision of World Urbanization Prospects, which contains the latest estimates of the urban and rural populations or areas from 1950 to 2018 and projections to 2050, as well as estimates of population size from 1950 to 2018 and projections to 2030 for all urban agglomerations with 300,000 inhabitants or more in 2018. The world urban population is at an all-time high, and the share of urban dwellers, is projected to represent two thirds of the global population in 2050. Continued urbanization will bring new opportunities and challenges for sustainable development.