E-agriculture See:Internet in agriculture |
e-Government See:Electronic government information |
E-learning See: Computer-assisted instruction |
Early childhood education - Africa |
Working Group on Early Childhood Development (WGECD) |
Earth sciences - Remote sensing |
Group on Earth Observations (GEO). "a voluntary partnership of governments and international organizations." |
Ebola virus disease - International co-operation |
Global Ebola Response (United Nations) |
Ecology |
UNESCO. Ecological Sciences for Sustainable Development. |
Ecology - Africa - Remote sensing |
Application of Remote Sensing for Integrated Management of Ecosystems and Water Resources in Africa (ARSIMEWRA) |
Ecology - Research |
International Long Term Ecological Research (ILTER). "consists of networks of scientists engaged in long-term, site-based ecological and socioeconomic research." |
Economic assistance |
OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) |
OECD. Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD-DAC) |
The World Bank. AidFlows Choose country. |
World Development Indicators Online |
Economic assistance - Africa |
Commission for Africa |
ECOWAS Aid for Trade |
SADC International Cooperating Partners (SADC-ICP) |
Economic assistance - Balkan Peninsula |
Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) |
Economic assistance - Developing countries |
United Nations. Financing for Development Office(FfDO) "Serves to disseminate information on all aspects of the follow-up process" to the 2002 International Conference on Financing for Development. |
Economic assistance - Statistics |
World Bank - World dataBank |
Economic assistance - Statistics |
OECD. International Development Statistics (IDS) : online databases on aid and other resource flows |
World Bank. Data. |
Economic assistance - Tanzania |
Development Partners Group Tanzania " formally established in 2004 the Development Partners Group (DPG) has been working with the Government of Tanzania and other domestic stakeholders to strengthen development partnership and effectiveness of development cooperation. DPG comprises 17 bilateral and 5 multilateral (UN counted as one) development agencies providing assistance to Tanzania." |
Economic assistance, American |
Foreign Assistance (United States) United States foreign aid supplied through more than twenty agencies. |
Millennium Challenge Corporation (United States of America) Foreign aid agency. "The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is an innovative and independent U.S. foreign aid agency that is helping lead the fight against global poverty. Created by the U.S. Congress in January 2004 with strong bipartisan support, MCC is changing the conversation on how best to deliver smart U.S. foreign assistance by focusing on good policies, country ownership, and results." "MCC administers the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA)." |
Economic assistance, American - Africa |
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Official AGOA site. |
AGOA.info : African Growth and Opportunity Act Information portal |
Office of the United States Trade Representative. African Growth and Opportunity Act |
Economic assistance, American - Developing countries |
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) The United States government agency responsible for development assistance. |
Economic assistance, American - South Africa |
USAID South Africa. One of many country missions of the United States Agency for International Development. |
Economic assistance, European |
Development and Cooperation: EuropeAid "Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid is a new Directorate–General (DG) responsible for designing EU development policies and delivering aid through programmes and projects across the world. It incorporates the former Development and Europeaid DGs." |
Economic assistance, European - Africa |
The EU Strategy for Africa |
Economic assistance, French |
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) "a financial institution and the main implementing agency for France’s official development assistance to developing countries and overseas territories." |
Economic assistance, United States See:Economic assistance, American |
Economic development |
A-id "Italian think tank that focuses entirely on international development. Independent and young, A-id wants to suggest a fresh vision upon which constructing a modern idea of advocacy, where methods and practices are combined in order to direct the action of decision makers and politicians towards issues of social justice." |
Commission on Growth and Development "From 2006 to 2009, the Commission on Growth and Development brought together experienced leaders from government, business, and academia across the developing and industrialized worlds to deepen the understanding of sustained, shared growth and development." |
European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) |
European Commission. Intrenational Cooperation and Development. capacity4dev.eu |
German Technical Co-operation Business Development Services Local Economic Development Programme, South Africa (GTZ LED/BDS Programme) |
High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda Established by the United Nations Secretary-General. |
United Nations Development Group |
United Nations Development Group (UNDG) "unites the 32 UN funds, programmes, agencies, departments, and offices that play a role in development." |
Web of Information for Development (WIDE). |
Economic development - Africa |
NEPAD Business Foundation "The NEPAD Business Foundation (NBF) is a non-profit organisation that champions and coordinates development programmes, projects and initiatives from inception to implementation through public and private sector partnerships for the economic development of Africa. Through signed MoU’s with the African Union, NEPAD Agency and the SADC Secretariat, among others, the NBF and its public-private sector stakeholders are able to implement interventions that complement the development efforts by governments’ across the continent. The NBF is the interim Secretariat of the SADC Business Council and the Strategic Water Partners Network." |
Economic development - Africa, Southern |
Southern Africa - Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) "The Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) programme looks at ways to support policy-making for inclusive growth and economic transformation in the southern Africa region, through original research conceived and produced in collaboration between United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), National Treasury, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and many other governmental and research organizations in South Africa and its sub-region." |
UNU-WIDER. Regional growth and development in southern Africa |
Economic development - Burundi |
Institut de développement economique du Burundi (IDEC) "IDEC is a non-profit organization funded mainly by the European Union (EU). The Institute was founded by members from the public, private and foreign partners." |
Economic development - Environmental aspects |
Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) "a global network of international organizations and experts that identifies and addresses major knowledge gaps in green growth theory and practice. The GGKP was established in January 2012. The initiative is led by the Global Green Growth Institute, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, and the World Bank." |
New Climate Economy Flagship project of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, "commissioned in 2013 by the governments of seven countries: Colombia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Norway, South Korea, Sweden and the United Kingdom." |
Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) Launched in February 2013 by UNEP, UNIDO, UNITAR and ILO to support 30 countries to build national green economy strategies. |
The Road to Rio +20: for a Development-led Green Economy |
UNDP. Green, Low-Emission and Climate-Resilient Development Strategies |
UNEP. Green Economy Initiative (GEI) |
Economic development - Ethiopia |
Development Bank of Ethiopia |
Economic development - Latin America - Citizen participation |
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America (ELLA) "A knowledge sharing and learning platform on selected economic, environmental and governance issues..." |
Economic development - Research |
Great Britain. Department for International Development. Research for Development |
International Development Research Centre (IIDRC) Canadian crown corporation. |
Economic development - Uganda |
Development Policy and Performance Portal "a product of Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in fulfilling part of its mandate to communicate economic development policy and its results." |
Economic development projects - Africa |
Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF). Commission for Africa recommendation. |
Economic development projects - Africa, Southern |
Port & Corridor Cooperation "In 2011 a collective of Dutch companies explored the possibilities in South Africa, supported by the Dutch government investment programme 2g@there. This resulted in the creation of the Port & Corridor Cooperation." |
Maputo Development Corridor Flagship Project |
Mtwara Development Corridor |
Economic development projects - Developing countries |
Doha Development Agenda Trade Capacity Building Database (TCBDB) |
Economic development projects - Evaluation |
UNDP Independent Evaluation Office |
Economic development See also: [country/region] - Economic development |
Economic forecasting |
IMF. World economic outlook |
Economic indicators |
World Bank. Country Data Data via a map. |
World Bank. Data. Provides free access to more than 2,000 financial, business, health, economic and human development statistics. |
World Development Indicators Online World Bank Database of economic and demographic indicators for countries and regions of the world, stretching back to 1960. |
Economic integration See: [Country] - Economic integration |
Economic policy |
Development Strategies That Work: Country experiences presented at the ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review |
Economic policy - Statistics |
World Bank - World dataBank |
Economic relations See: International economic relations ; and, [Country] - Foreign economic relations |
Economic stabilization |
Group of Twenty (G-20). Forum of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors "that promotes open and constructive discussion between industrial and emerging-market countries on key issues related to global economic stability." |
Ecosystem management |
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund |
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES) |
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services "IPBES was established in 2012 by more than 100 governments" |
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment |
The Economics of Ecosytems and Biodiversity (TEEB) "The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) is a global initiative focused on “making nature’s values visibleâ€. Its principal objective is to mainstream the values of biodiversity and ecosystem services into decision-making at all levels." |
UNFCCC. Database on ecosystem-approaches to adaptation |
Ecotourism |
UNEP Tourism and the Environment |
Education - Africa |
Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) "a pan-African institution based within the African Development Bank (AfDB)." |
UNESCO. Africa Department |
UNESCO. Regional Bureau for Education in Africa (BREDA) |
Education - Africa - Quality control |
Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ) "consists of 15 Ministries of Education in Southern and Eastern Africa." |
Education - Africa, Eastern - Quality control |
Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ) |
Education - Africa, Southern - Quality control |
Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ) |
Education - Cote d'Ivoire - Statistics |
Education - Curricula |
International Bureau of Education (IBE) |
Education - Finance |
Education Commission (International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity) "The International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity was set up to reinvigorate the case for investing in education and to chart a pathway for increased investment in order to develop the potential of all of the world’s young people. " |
Education - Health aspects |
UNESCO HIV and AIDS Education Clearing House |
Education - International cooperation |
Education First: The UN Secretary-General's Global Initiative on Education |
Education - Statistical methods |
ISCED 1997 : international classification of education. Full text. |
Education - Statistics |
. Public report on education Tables and guide. |
Data Centre |
UN Statistics Division. Gender Statistics Sources. Education. Sources of statistics |
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) |
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) |
UNESCO. International Bureau of Education Databases |
World Bank - World dataBank |
Education and state |
International Bureau of Education (IBE) |
National Education Systems and Policies in Asia-Pacific NESPAP Open Platform |
Organisation for Economic Development and Co-operation (OECD). Directorate for Education |
Planipolis UNESCO portal of education plans and policies from member states. |
Planipolis "a portal of education plans and policies from UNESCO Member States." |
Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) "The World Bank Group has focused its efforts in education in two strategic directions: reforming education systems at the country level and building a high-quality knowledge base for education reforms at the global level.The Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) is helping the Bank realize this goal. At the country level, it provides education systems analyses, assessments, diagnosis, and opportunities for dialogue. At the global level, it improves the education systems knowledge base and uses this information to implement effective reforms." |
UN Educational Portal |
UNESCO Education for all: Global Monitoring Report Full text reports from 2002 to date. |
UNESCO Open Access Publications |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Policy and Planning |
World Bank. Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) "The Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) is an initiative to produce comparative data and knowledge on education policies and institutions, with the aim of helping countries systematically strengthen their education systems." |
Education and state - Africa - Congresses |
African Forum of Parliamentarians on Education (FAPED) |
Conference of the Ministers of Education of African Member States (MINEDAF) |
Education and state - Africa, Eastern |
East African Community. Education |
Education and state - Africa, Southern - Congresses |
Southern African Community of Forum of African Parliamentarians for Education (SACFAPED) |
Education and state - Botswana |
Education and state - Lesotho |
Education sector strategic plan, 2005-2015 |
Education inequality See:Educational equalization |
Education policy See:Education and state |
Education, Higher |
UNESCO Portal on Higher Education Institutions |
Education, Higher - Mauritius |
Higher Education Commission Mauritius |
Education, Higher - Namibia |
National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) |
Education, Higher - Standards |
International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) |
Education, Higher - Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE) Statutory body. |
Education, Primary - Africa - Evaluation |
World Bank. Service Delivery Indicators "The Service Delivery Indicators project is a new Africa-wide initiative that tracks service delivery in education and health across countries and over time." |
Education, Rural |
FAO. Education for Rural People |
Educational equalization |
World Inequality Database on Education (WIDE) |
Educational planning |
International Bureau of Education (IBE) UNESCO institute. Includes links for countries worldwide. |
International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP). UNESCO Institute. |
Egypt |
Arab Republic of Egypt. People's Assembly |
Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics |
Egyptian Shoura Assembly |
El Nino Current - Africa, Southern |
SADC El Nino Response Coordination |
El Salvador |
Election law - Rwanda |
National Electoral Commission. Some important laws |
Election monitoring |
EU Observation and Assistance |
Election monitoring - America |
Organization of American States. Election Observation Missions |
Election monitoring - Commonwealth countries |
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Election Observation |
Commonwealth Secretariat. Election Observation Includes full-text reports. |
Elections |
ACE Electoral Knowledge Network |
Election Resources on the Internet |
Great Britain. Electoral Commission: Other electoral commissions worldwide |
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) |
UNDP. Electoral Systems and Processes |
Elections - Cape Verde |
Cape Verde |
Comissao Nacional de Eleicoes |
Elections - Congo-Kinshasa |
Commission Electorale Independente |
Congo-Kinshasa |
Elections - Africa |
African Elections Database |
Elections - Africa, Southern |
Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries |
Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (EISA) |
SADC Electoral Advisory Council (SEAC) |
Elections - Australia |
Australian Electoral Commission |
Elections - Botswana |
Independent Electoral Commission of Botswana |
Elections - Ethiopia |
National Electoral Board of Ethiopia |
Elections - Europe |
. |
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. Elections |
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) |
Elections - Gambia |
Independent Electoral Commission |
Elections - Ghana |
Electoral Commission |
Elections - Great Britain |
Great Britain. Electoral Commission |
Elections - Guinea-Bissau |
Embaixada do Brasil na Guine-Bissau |
Elections - India |
Election Commission of India |
Elections - Iraq |
Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq |
Elections - Kenya |
Electoral Commission of Kenya |
interim Independent Electoral Commission (2010) |
Kenya Elections |
Elections - Lesotho |
Independent Electoral Commission |
Elections - Liberia |
National Elections Commission |
Elections - Malawi |
Malawi Presidential and Parliamentary Elections |
Elections - Mauritius |
Electoral Commissioner's Office |
Elections - Namibia |
Electoral Commission of Namibia |
Elections - Nigeria |
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) |
Elections - Palestine |
Central Elections Commission : Palestine |
Elections - Rwanda |
Komisiyo y'igihugu Y'Amatora=National Electoral Commission of Rwanda |
Elections - Sierra Leone |
National Electoral Commission (NEC) "The Commission was renamed National Electoral Commission (NEC), following the passing of the NEC Act 2002." |
Elections - South Africa |
Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) |
Elections - Tanzania |
National Electoral Commission of Tanzania |
Elections - Uganda |
Electoral Commission |
Elections - Zambia |
Electoral Commission of Zambia |
Electric power distribution - Africa, Southern |
Regional Electricity Regulators Association of Southern Africa (RERA) Established by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) as a formal association of electricity regulators in July 2002. |
Electric power transmission - Africa, Southern |
ZiZaBoNa Transmission Project |
Electric power transmission - Kenya |
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) "incorporated on 2nd December 2008 and registered under the Companies Act, Cap 486 pursuant to Sessional paper No. 4 of 2004 on Energy. KETRACO is 100 Government owned and being a state corporation, it is regulated under the State Corporations Act, Cap 446. The Company was established to develop new high voltage electricity transmission infrastructure that will form the backbone of the National Transmission Grid, in line with Kenya Vision 2030." |
Electric utilities - Africa |
Union of Producers, Transporters and Distributors of Electric Power in Africa (UPDEA) |
Electric utilities - Africa, Southern |
Regional Electricity Regulators Association of Southern Africa (RERA) "a formal association of independent electricity regulators whose establishment was approved by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministers responsible for Energy in Maseru, Lesotho on 12 July 2002." |
Electric utilities - Ethiopia |
Ethiopian Electric Utility |
Electric utilities - Lesotho |
Lesotho Electricity and Water Authority. Regulatory body. Formerly Lesotho Electricity Authority. |
Lesotho Electricity Company. Privatised successor to the Lesotho Electricity Corporation. |
Electric utilities - Malawi |
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) |
Electricity transmission See: Electric power transmission |
Electronic commerce |
South African Revenue Service. e-Commerce (not up to-date) |
World Trade Organization. Electronic Commerce |
Electronic commerce - Africa |
Digital Economy for Africa Initiative (DE4A) World Bank Group initiative. |
Electronic government information |
eRegulations System "to help developing countries and countries in transition work towards business facilitation through transparency, simplification and automation of rules and procedures relating to enterprise creation and operation." UNCTAD. |
Global Centre for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Parliament. "intended to strengthen Parliaments' role as institutions that promote good governance and democratic accountability through the effective use and integration of ICT in parliamentary processes." Includes national legislation and policies. |
United Nations E-Government Development Database |
United Nations e-Government Readiness Knowledge Base "interactive Knowledge Base (UNKB) of global e-government information and data." |
Electronic government information - Great Britain - Management |
UK Government Web Archive |
Electronic government information - Kenya |
e-Government Kenya Directorate of e-Government. |
Electronic government information - New Zealand |
New Zealand. E-government |
Electronic government information - United Kingdom |
Cabinet Office. E-Government Unit |
Local e-Gov |
Office of the e-Envoy (Archive) |
Electronic government information - United States |
E-Gov Official website of the President's E-Government Initiative. |
Electronic government information - Zambia |
SMART Zambia Institute Division in the Office of the President. |
Electronic information - Africa |
openAFRICA "a grassroots initiative, maintained by Code for Africa, as a public service. The platform is available as a free resource for ordinary citizens, civil society organisations, civic activists, the media, and government agencies." |
Electronic information - Sierra Leone |
Open Data Sierra Leone |
Electronic waste - Africa |
E-Waste Africa Project |
Electronics - Standards |
International Electrontechnical Commission. "world's leading organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies — collectively known as "electrotechnology." |
Emergency management |
High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 |
Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch (PCDMB) |
Prevention Web: the knowledge platform for disaster risk reduction "PreventionWeb is a collaborative knowledge sharing platform on disaster risk reduction (DRR), managed by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)." |
ReliefWeb |
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) |
Emergency management - Africa |
African Risk Capacity (ARC) "established as a Specialized Agency of the African Union (AU) to help Member States improve their capacities to better plan, prepare and respond to extreme weather events and natural disasters, therefore protecting the food security of their vulnerable populations." |
UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal "Space-based information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response." |
UNEP. Division of Early Warning and Assessment: Africa |
Emigration and immigration |
ACP Observatory on Migration "an initiative of the ACP Secretariat, funded by the European Union, implemented by the International Organization for Migration and with the financial support of IOM and its Development Fund, the United Nations Population Fund and Switzerland." |
European Commission-United NationsJoint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI). Migration for Development Community of Practice "reflects the acceptance of and growing interest in the strong links between migration and development." |
Global Migration Group (GMG) "an inter-agency group bringing together heads of agencies to promote the wider application of all relevant international and regional instruments and norms relating to migration, and to encourage the adoption of more coherent, comprehensive and better coordinated approaches to the issue of international migration." |
Great Britain. Dept. for Business Innovation and Skills. Foresight |
International Migration and Development. Programme of he WTO. Includes databases. |
International Organization for Migration (IOM) |
International Organization for Migration. Regional Office for Southern Africa |
IOM's Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) |
Migration for Development Exchange |
OECD StatExtracts. International Migration |
Portal for the promotion and the protection of the rights of migrants. |
UN Statistics Division. Gender Statistics Sources. International migration. Sources of statistics |
United Nations Population Division. International Migrant Stock |
United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Population Division. International Migration |
Emigration and immigration - OECD countries |
OECD. International Migration Policies and Data |
Emigration and immigration - Statistics |
Migration Data Portal "managed and developed by IOM’s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC)." |
OECD Migration Databases |
Subject guide: Migration Statistics |
Emigration and immigration law |
International Organization for Migration. International Migration Law |
Migration Law Database |
Emissions See: Greenhouse gas mitigation |
Employees - Dismissal od See also: Layoff systems |
Employment - Kenya |
Kenya National Employment Authority |
Employment protection legislation See: Layoff systems |
Energy and poverty See: Poor - Energy assistance |
Energy conservation |
International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC) Intergovernmental organisation. |
UNIDO. Industrial Energy Efficiency Policy Database Documents & information by country. |
Energy conservation - Africa, Southern |
Programme for Basic Energy and Conservation (ProBEC) "ProBEC (Programme for Basic Energy and Conservation) is a regional programme implemented by the German Agency for Technical Co-operation (GTZ) in the SADC region." Also referred to as the Programme for Biomass Energy and Conservation (ProBEC) |
Energy consumption - Statistics |
Energy Information Administration : official energy statistics from the U.S. Government International. |
U.S. Energy Information Administration. Country Analysis Briefs |
United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Energy Statistics |
World Energy Council. Energy Efficiency Policies and Indicators |
Energy consumption - Statistics - Databases |
World Energy Council. Energy Efficiency Indicators |
Energy development - Africa |
ECOWAS Network on Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Access (ECOW-GEN) |
Energy development - Africa, Southern |
Energy in Southern Africa. Energy Portal of the SADC Energy Thematic Group (ETG) of International Cooperating Partners (ICPs) chaired by Norway |
Energy development - Africa, Southern |
SADC Energy in Southern Africa "portal of the SADC Energy Thematic Group (ETG) of International Cooperating Partners (ICPs) chaired by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Energy Portal is an information and knowledge sharing initiative of the ICPs active in the SADC Energy Sector and is designed to promote coordinated approaches to bilateral and multilateral support for energy Projects and Programmes in the southern African region." |
Energy development - Great Britain - Forecasting |
UK 2050 Calculator |
Energy development - International co-operation |
International Energy Charter |
Energy development - Liberia |
Rural Energy Strategy and Master Plan for Liberia |
Energy industries |
World Bank. Energy Sector Assistance Management Program (ESMAP) "ESMAP is a partnership between the World Bank Group and 17 partners to help low and middle-income countries reduce poverty and boost growth, through environmentally sustainable energy solutions. Situated within the World Bank, ESMAP influences billions in loans for development projects, leverages public and private financing, and shapes global policy." |
Energy industries - Eswatini |
Eswatini Energy Regulatory Authority (ESERA) " category A public enterprise which was established in terms of the Energy Act of 2007." |
Energy industries - Statistics |
Energy Information Administration : official energy statistics from the U.S. Government International. |
United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Energy Statistics |
Energy policy |
EA. Policies and Measures Databases |
EU Energy Initiative Partnership Dialogue Facility (EUEI PDF) |
International Energy Agency (IEA). Energy Policy Inventory |
International Energy Agency (IEA). Policies and Measures Databases |
Reegle policy and regulatory overviews |
UN-Energy Knowledge Network |
World Energy Council (WEC). UN-accredited. |
Energy policy - Africa |
Forum of Energy Ministers in Africa (FEMA) |
Energy policy - Developing countries |
EU Energy Initiative (EUEI) |
Energy resources See: Power resources |
Enterprise zones - Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe Special Economic Zones Authority "a statutory body set up in terms of the Special Economic Zones Act (Chapter 14:34). Its functions are spelt out in section 18 of the Act but more specifically are key result areas are designate, attract and administer Special Economic Zones in Zimbabwe." |
Entrepreneurship |
Empretec UNCTAD programme "to promote the creation of sustainable small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)." |
Entrepreneurship - Africa |
Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF). Commission for Africa recommendation. |
Environment and development See:Sustainable development |
Environmental accounting - European Union |
Eurostat. Environmental Accounts |
Environmental accounting See: Environmental auditing; and, Natural resources - Accounting |
Environmental auditing |
EUROSTAT. Environmental Accounts (EA) |
Intersecretariat Working Group on Environment Statistics (IWG-ENV) |
London Group on Environmental Accounting |
UN Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting (UNCEEA) |
UN Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting (UNCEEA). Searchable Archive of Publications on Environmental-Economic Accounting |
UN Statistics Division. Environmental Economic Accounting |
UNEP. Environmental and Economic Accounting |
UNEP. Green Accounting: a Virtual Resource Center "database of various materials and Internet links related to integrated environmental and economic accounting, also known as green accounting." |
UNEP. The Green Economy Initiative |
Environmental auditing See also: Environmental economics, Natural resources - Accounting |
Environmental economics |
Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services (WAVES) "WAVES is a World Bank-led global partnership that aims to promote sustainable development by ensuring that natural resources are mainstreamed in development planning and national economic accounts." |
Environmental economics See also: , Environmental auditing, Natural resources - Accounting |
Environmental economics - Mauritius |
Mauritius. Circular Economy |
Environmental education - Africa, Southern |
SADC Regional Environmental Education Programme (SADC-REEP) |
Environmental governance See: Environmental management |
Environmental health |
WHO. Regional Forum on Environment and Health |
Environmental impact analysis |
Global Environment Outlook (GEO). "the implementation of UNEP’s mandate to keep the global environment under review." |
Environmental impact analysis - Law and legislation - Africa, Southern |
Handbook on environmental impact legislation in the SADC region (2007) |
Environmental impact charges - Finland |
Ministry of the Environment. Environmentally related energy taxation in Finland |
Environmental impact consultants |
IWR Water Resources |
Nepid Consultants CC |
Environmental indicators |
Agri-environmental indicators (AEIs) |
Biodiversity Indicators Partnership. Under the mandate of the Convention on Biological Diversity. |
National Biodiversity Indicators Portal |
OECD. Environmental Indicators and Outlooks |
Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) "one of the Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. SEDAC focuses on human interactions in the environment." Maps & statistics. |
The GEO Data Portal "is the authoritative source for data sets used by UNEP and its partners in the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) report and other integrated environment assessments." |
UNEP Environmental Data Explorer "The Environmental Data Explorer is the authoritative source for data sets used by UNEP and its partners in the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) report and other integrated environment assessments." |
UNSD Environmental Indicators |
World Bank - World dataBank |
Environmental indicators - Africa |
African Environment Outlook Environment Information System (AEO-EIS) |
GRID Africa GeoPortal. "web interface of the AEO - Environment Information System." |
UNEP. Division of Early Warning and Assessment - Africa |
Environmental indicators - Botswana |
Botswana Environmental Information System. Environmental Indicators |
Environmental indicators - Handbooks, manuals, etc. |
African Environment Outlook Environment Information System (AEO-EIS) User Manual |
Environmental indicators - Maps |
UNEP/GRID-Arendal Maps and Graphics library |
Environmental law |
ECOLEX "A gateway to environmental law." |
ENTRI : Environmental Treaties and resource Indicators |
Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) |
International Environmental Law Research Centre (IELRC) "non-profit research organisation" |
Law and Environment Assistance Programme (UNEP-LEAP) Digital backbone of the the Fifth Montevideo Programme for the Development and Periodic Review of Environmental Law. |
United Nations Environment Programme. (UNEP). Environmental Law Programme |
United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP). Division of Environmental Law and Conventions |
Environmental law - Africa |
Partnership for the Development of Environmental Laws and Institutions in Africa (PADELIA) PADELIA's "vision is to nurture and enhance sound and sustainable environmental management practices in Africa though the development and implementation of environmental laws." |
Environmental law - Africa, Southern |
Environmental Legal Information in Southern Africa (ELISA). "an output under the Netherlands Government funded 'Strengthening Environmental Law in Southern Africa' project." |
SADC Environmental Legislation Handbook, 2012 e-Book |
Environmental law - Botswana |
Botswana Environmental Information System. Environmental Policies and Legislation |
Environmental law - Ghana |
Ghana Legal Environmental Information |
Environmental law - Kenya |
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) |
Environmental law - Namibia |
Environmental law and policy in Namibia |
Environmental law - Swaziland |
Environmental Laws of Swaziland (Swaziland Environment Authority) Some full text, some summaries. |
Swaziland National Trust Commission Includes some full text environmental legislation. |
Environmental law - Uganda |
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA). Laws and Regulations |
NEMA. Environmental Legislation of Uganda |
Environmental management - Africa |
Africa Environmental Information Network (AEIN) |
UNEP Regional Office for Africa |
Environmental management - Africa - Congresses |
African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN). "permanent forum where African ministers of the environment discuss mainly matters of relevance to the environment of the continent." |
Environmental management - Africa, North |
Africa Environmental Information Network (AEIN) |
Environmental management - Africa, Southern |
Musokotwane Environment Resource Centre for Southern Africa (IMERCSA) "IMERCSA works in partnership with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and has regional and national partners throughout southern Africa. SARDC IMERCSA is the regional collaborating centre for southern Africa for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)" |
Environmental management - Botswana |
Botswana Environmental Information System |
Environmental management - Congo (Democratic Republic) |
UNEP Project Office: Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Environmental management - International co-operation |
UNEP. International Environmental Governance |
Environmental management - Kenya |
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) |
Environmental management - Latin America - Citizen participation |
Evidence and lessons from Latin America (ELLA) "A knowledge sharing and learning platform on selected economic, environmental and governance issues..." |
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America (ELLA) "A knowledge sharing and learning platform on selected economic, environmental and governance issues..." |
Environmental management - Namibia |
Environmental Information Service Namibia: eLibrary Non-government. Includes some government publications. Browse the themes or search. |
Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia Statutory body. |
Environmental management - Namibia - Windhoek - Maps |
MetroGIS. Windhoek (Namibia). Environmental Structure Plan (ESP) |
Environmental management - Rwanda |
Rwanda Environment Management Agency (REMA) |
Environmental management - Southern Hemisphere |
UNEP South-South Co-operation Exchange Mechansim |
Environmental management - Swaziland |
Swaziland Environment Authority |
Environmental management - Tanzania |
National Environment Management Council |
Environmental management - Uganda |
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) |
Environmental management - Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe Environmental Authority |
Environmental monitoring - Africa |
Empowerment for African Sustainable Development (EASD). "private non profit organisation ... funded by projects with the United Nations System, African institutions and governments, and other clients." Site contains government State of the Environment reports and some UNEP documents. |
Environmental monitoring - Africa, Southern |
Environmental Long-Term Observatories of southern Africa (ELTOSA) "a network of southern African countries embarking on time-series environmental research and monitoring programmes delivering time-series datasets." |
Environmental monitoring - United States |
Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) "analyzes federal environmental data, websites, institutions, and policy. We seek to improve environmental data stewardship and to promote environmental health and environmental justice." |
Environmental policy |
Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE) |
Global Network of Women Ministers and Leaders for the Environment (NWMLE) |
GRID-Arendal "an official United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) collaborating centre" |
OECD. Environmental Policies and Instruments |
OECD/EEA database on instruments used for environmental policy and natural resources management |
UNEP Knowledge Repository "The UNEP Knowledge Repository is the United Nations Environment Programme’s official platform for its research content and knowledge products." |
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) |
Environmental policy - Africa |
United Nations Environment Programme. Regional Office for Africa |
Environmental policy - Botswana |
Botswana Environmental Information System. Environmental Policies and Legislation |
Environmental policy - Developing countries |
The REDD Desk: a collaborative resource for REDD readiness Includes country policies. |
Environmental policy - Namibia |
Environmental law and policy in Namibia |
Environmental policy - Swaziland |
Draft national environment policy (NEP) |
Swaziland environment action plan (SEAP) |
Environmental policy - Zambia |
Legislation related to Biodiversity in Zambia. Includes information on environmental policies and strategies. |
Environmental protection |
Global Environment Facility (GEF) "a partnership that includes the GEF Assembly, GEF Council, GEF Secretariat, and three Implementing Agencies (UNDP, UNEP, World Bank). Restructured in 1994, the GEF is a Trust Fund that serves as the financial mechanism for the Convention on Biological Diversity and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. As of September 2003, the GEF was accepted as a financial mechanism for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. In addition, the GEF serves as the interim financial mechanism for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. |
UNDP Global Environment Facility. "The Global Environment Facility team of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP-GEF) is headquartered in New York City, New York (U.S.A.), and has Regional Co-ordination Units located in various regions of the world." |
UNEP Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities. "intergovernmental programme that addresses the inter-linkages between freshwater and the coastal environment." |
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) |
Environmental protection - Asia |
UNEP Regional Resource Centre for Asia and Pacific (RRC.AP) |
Environmental protection - Canada |
Environment Canada |
Environmental protection - Economic aspects |
UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEPFi). "global partnership between UNEP and the financial sector ... to understand the impacts of environmental and social considerations on financial performance." |
Environmental protection - Ghana |
Ghana Environmental Protection Agency |
Environmental protection - Information services - Africa |
Africa Environment Information Network (AEIN). "a multi-stakeholder capacity building process that aims to harness and enhance access to information and knowledge to support the management of Africa's environmental resources as assets for sustainable development." Subdivision of the United Nations Environment Programme. |
Environmental protection - Mediterranean Region |
UNEP. Mediterranean Action Plan |
Environmental protection - Pacific |
UNEP Regional Resource Centre for Asia and Pacific (RRC.AP) |
Environmental protection - United States |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
Environmental sciences - Periodicals |
Online Access to Research in the Environment (OARE). "An international public-private consortium coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Yale University, and leading science and technology publishers, enables developing countries to gain free or low cost access to one of the world's largest collections of proprietary environmental science literature." |
Environmental warning systems See:Natural disaster warning systems |
Equality - Developing countries |
DfID Policy Initiative on Addressing Inequality in Middle-income Countries (2003) |
Equatorial Guinea |
Guinea Ecuatorial: Página Oficial del Gobierno de la República de Guinea Ecuatorial |
Eritrea |
Ministry of Information |
Eskimos - Canada |
Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada |
Ethiopia |
Crown Council of Ethiopia |
Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission |
Ethiopia. Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs |
Ethiopian Government Portal Official government site. |
Ethiopian Investment Agency. "government agency established in 1992 to promote private investment, primarily foreign direct investment" |
Ethiopian Mapping Agency |
Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority |
Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission of Ethiopia Responsible to the Prime Minister. |
Federal Technical and Vocational Education and Training Agency |
Federal Technical and Vocational Education and Training Agency |
Geological Survey of Ethiopia |
Government Ethiopia |
Ministry of Finance and Economic Development |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia |
Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture (MYSC) |
Parliament of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Includes list of bills adopted back to 1995. |
Ethiopia - Administrative and political divisions - Maps |
Disaster Risk Management and Food Security Sector. Administrativer atlas |
Europe - Cultural policy |
Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe |
Europe - Economic integration |
Europa : the European Union On-line |
Europe - Economic policy |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) |
Europe - Politics and government |
Europa : the European Union On-line |
European Union |
Digital Agenda for Europe |
EU Bookshop |
EU Election Assistance & Observation |
EU Energy Initiative (EUEI) |
EU Energy Initiative Partnership Dialogue Facility (EUEI PDF) |
Europa : the European Union On-line |
Europe 2020 Europe 2020 is the EU's growth strategy for the coming decade. |
European Council ; Council of the European Union |
European e-Justice |
European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Water "The Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative for an Innovation Union proposed the concept of European Innovation Partnerships (EIPs). DG Environment, in close cooperation with DG Research and Innovation and other DG's, has launched a proposal for a European Innovation Partnership on Water, presented in a European Commission Communication on 10 May 2012. The EU Member States, through Environment Council Conclusions on 11 June 2012, have endorsed the launch of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Water." |
European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) |
European Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) |
GlobaLex. European Union : a Guide to Tracing Working Documents |
Innovation Union: a Europe 2020 Initiative |
Tenders Electronic Daily (TED). Supplement to the Official journal of the European Union |
European Union - Commerce |
European Commission. Trade Includes trade agreements and economic partnership agreements (EPAs). |
European Commission. Trade Websites |
European Union - Commercial treaties |
Economic Partnership Agreement between the SADC EPA states, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member states, of the other part |
European Union - Databases |
EU Databases. In subject and alphabetical order. |
European Union - Foreign relations |
European External Action Service (EEAS) "The EEAS is the European Union's diplomatic service. It helps the EU's foreign affairs chief – the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy – carry out the Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy." |
European Union - Relations - African Union |
Delegation of the European Union to the African Union |
European Union - Relations - Kenya |
Delegation of the European Union to Kenya |
European Union - Relations - United Nations |
European Union @ United Nations |
European Union - Technical assistance |
EU-SADC Investment Promotion Programme (ESIPP) "ESIPP is an EU (European Union) – SADC (Southern Africa Development Community) partnership programme for the promotion of investment and technology flows to enterprises operating within key growth sectors in the SADC member states." |
European Union - Zimbabwe |
European Commission's Delegation to Zimbabwe |
European Union countries - Foreign economic relations - Canada |
EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) "It is a comprehensive EU-Canada economic agreement to boost trade, strengthen economic relations and create jobs." |
European Union- Foreign economic relations - Africa, Southern |
EU-SADC Investment Promotion Programme (ESIPP) "ESIPP is an EU (European Union) – SADC (Southern Africa Development Community) partnership programme for the promotion of investment and technology flows to enterprises operating within key growth sectors in the SADC member states." |
Evaluation - Government policy - Kenya |
Kenya. Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate |
National Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation System (NIMES). e-Nimes Dashboard |
Executive departments - Africa, Southern - Directories |
SADC Government Pages |
Export processing zones - Namibia - Walvis Bay |
Walvisbay Export Processing Zone Management Company Agency "established in terms of the EPZ Act (Act No. 9 of 1995) with the responsibility of managing and promoting the EPZ regime in Namibia’s premier harbour town, Walvis Bay." |
Export processing zones - Tanzania |
Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA) "EPZA was established in 2006 following an amendment of the Export Processing Zones (EPZ) Act of 2002, to oversee the implementation of the EPZ program." |
Export promotion See: Foreign trade promotion |
Extractive industries SEE: Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative & Mineral industries |
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) - Burkina Faso |
Initiative pour la Transparence dans les Industries Extractives au Burkina Faso |