Rwanda co-hosts WAVES’ 7th annual meeting
Around 70 representatives of eight WAVES countries, plus donors, UN agencies, academics, and experts, attended the two-day meeting in Kigali.
Around 70 representatives of eight WAVES countries, plus donors, UN agencies, academics, and experts, attended the two-day meeting in Kigali.
WAVES, a global partnership program led by the World Bank which started in 2012, is aimed at assisting countries to compile natural capital accounts for their key natural resources.
Data previously used to register land ownership is now being used to track changes in land use and provide information for development planning.
The depletion of natural resources in Least Developed Countries reduces the net savings and jeopardizes growth.
El Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, conjuntamente con la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), el Banco Mundial y el Banco Central de la República Dominicana (BCRD), inició un curso sobre las “Cuentas ambientales de energía y emisión.”
Zambia is the first to join as a core implementing country under the second phase of WAVES.