AIMS (Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea)
Beth
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27 Jul 2011
Sao Tomé & Principe has developed and is implementing its National Environment Plan for Sustainable Development (PNADD), which includes eight priority programmes on the environment and development; however, this plan is already ten years old. The National Poverty Reduction Strategy (NPRS) provides the necessary framework to address poverty reduction issues and contribute to sustainable development. An Agricultural Policy and Rural Development Charter has been prepared (although not...
Beth
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27 Jul 2011
The development of a Water Master Plan is underway, as well as programs to supply the population with improved drinking water in all parts of the country.
Access to water is quite high, with about 96.8% of the population having access, and 88.7% of the population has access to piped water. However, this water is not fit to drink, and access to drinking water is quite lowat only 38%. Not all water supply systems have treatment stations, and the catchment areas where many people obtain their...
Beth
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27 Jul 2011
Sao Tomé et Principe submitted its Fourth National Report on Biodiversity to the Commission on Biological Diversity in 2009. At the national level, the Law of Fishing and Fishery Resources and the Law on Aggregates have been prepared, approved and published, which help to protect both marine and coastal national resources.
With a maritime territory ten times larger than its terrestrial area, the São Toméan population relies heavily on marine resources. Its two biggest...
Beth
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27 Jul 2011
Sao Tomé e Principé has not ratified the Basel Convention. Although lacking a waste-specific master plan, the need for one is recognized: the development of a National Master Plan for the Management of Urban Solid Waste is to take place within the National Environment Plan for Sustainable Development (PNADD), although this document is ten years old.
The sector is characterized by the absence of adequate infrastructure for the collection, transport and depositing of waste, poor...
Beth
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27 Jul 2011
The National Civil Protection and Fire Service was established with the power to coordinate national activities in the event of natural disasters, but that service
lacks the technical, material and human resources to effectively and efficiently carry out its functions when a serious natural or environmental disaster occurs.
Due to its geographical location, its geological formation, size and island nature, Sao Tomé e Principé is considered fragile and vulnerable to possible...
