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ECA
Overview of the 2018 Africa Sustainable
Development Report
Bartholomew Armah
Macroeconomic Policy Division,
Economic Commission for Africa
2nd May 2018
Dakar, Senegal
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2018 Africa Sustainable Development Report
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UNECA.ORG
Introduction 2
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2018 Africa Sustainable Development Report
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Clean Water and Sanitation 3
Proportion of population in Africa,
excluding North Africa, with access
to a safely managed source of
drinking water
23.7% -
Proportion of population in North
Africa with access to a safely
managed source of drinking water- 80.8%
Access to safely managed water is extremely
low in Sub-Saharan Africa, but much higher in
North Africa
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Clean Water and Sanitation 4
Freshwater withdrawal as a percentage of available
freshwater resources
Source: UNSD 2017
112
7964.5
49
31
12.7 12.7 11 8.3 3.4 3.4 2.40
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Affordable and clean energy 5
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Africa Africa excluding North Africa North Africa
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ty, %
1990 2000 2010 2012 2014
Source: Sustainable Energy for All – Global Tracking Framework
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Affordable and clean energy 6
Source: Sustainable Energy for All – Global Tracking Framework
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Sustainable cities and communities 7
• Africa (excluding North Africa) has the highest
proportion of its population living in slums,
compared to other regions
• Between 2013 and 2016, Africa’s urban
population grew at around 3.6 per cent per
annum
• Costs of food, transport, and housing are
relatively high in African cities
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Responsible consumption and production 8
Per capita food losses and waste, at consumption and pre-consumption stages 2010Source: FAO
187 181 165 159 181115
198
94 11570
731
13
24
KG P
ER P
ERSO
N
Production to retailing Consumer
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Responsible consumption and production 9
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2017 2030 2050 2100
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Source: UNDESA
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Responsible consumption and production 10
• Africa is a relatively minor consumer of material
compared to more industrialized and populated
regions
• Estimated total material extraction (2017):
• Africa: 2.8 billion tonnes (1.2 billion people)
• East and South Asia: 40.7 billion tonnes (4.5
billion people)
• North America & Europe: 26.9 billion tonnes
(1.1 billion people)
• Nevertheless, material consumption is growing
rapidly
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Life on land 11
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Sub-Saharan Africa World Least developed countries
Source: UNSTATS
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Partnerships for the goals 12
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank
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Africa East Asia & Pacific
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Conclusions 13
• Plan for the expanding urban population
• Increase awareness of sustainable
production and consumption
• Commit to expanding energy access,
particularly for rural and impoverished areas
• Cultivate a policy environment where
science, technology and innovation can
flourish