AIMS (Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea)
Beth
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26 Jul 2011
Energy policy and strategy is pursued by the State Secretariat for Energy, with the help of bilateral and multilateral donors.
Currently, the main source of energy in Guinea-Bissau comes from forest resources. With a relatively high population growth rate (2% nationally and 4% in the capital city of Bissau), forest resources such as timber are not a sustainable energy source. Currently, 90% of the population relies on fuelwood as its primary source of energy, and government policies have...
Beth
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25 Jul 2011
In 2001, Guinea-Bissau presented its Rapport d´Evaluation Nationale dans le cadre de la mise en oeuvre du processus de RIO+10 en République de la Guiné-Bissau (National Assessment Report as part of the implementation of the Rio +10 process in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau) to UNDESA in preparation for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), highlighting agriculture as a key theme in addressing social, economic and...
Beth
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25 Jul 2011
A Water and Sanitation Master Plan and a Plan for Rural Hydraulics has been set up in Guinea-Bissau and all government action related to the country’s freshwater resources is taken through the General Directorate of Natural Resources.
Global climate change, pollution and water shortages due to decreasing rainfall are among the major factors having a negative impact on the availability and quality of fresh water resources. In this context, the government of Guinea-Bissau's main...
Beth
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25 Jul 2011
In 2008 Guinea-Bissau submitted its National Adaptation Programme of Action on Climate Change (NAPA) to the UNFCCC.
Eighty percent of people live in the coastal zone of Guinea-Bissau and depend on the direct exploitation of natural resources for subsistence. Many of Guinea-Bissau’s main biodiversity resources originate within the coastal zone, and two thirds of Guinean territory has an altitude of less than 50 meters. Current increases in temperatures and changes in rainfall patterns...
Beth
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25 Jul 2011
Waste management and sanitation are addressed in the Guinea-Bissau National Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) produced with the IMF in 2007. A Water and Sanitation Master Plan exists for the country.
A private company and several NGOs have been involved in the collection of garbage in the capital. However, waste management continues to be a problem and is exacerbated by annual population growth rates of 3%. Efforts to reduce consumption have been pursued by the central government in...
