Scientific Data for Decision Making Toward Sustainable Development: Senegal River Basin Case Study --: Summary of a Workshop - Softcover

Uhlir, Paul F.; U.S. National Committee For CODATA; National Research Council; Board On International Scientific Organizations; Policy And Global Affairs; Senegal National Committee For CODATA; National Academy Of Sciences

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309087090 ISBN 13: 9780309087094

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2003

Synopsis

Scientific databases relating to the environment, natural resources, and public health on the African continent are, for various reasons, difficult to create and manage effectively. Yet the creation of these and other types of databases--and their subsequent use to produce new information and knowledge for decision-makers--is essential to advancing scientific and technical progress in that region and to its sustainable development. The U.S. National Committee for CODATA collaborated with the Senegalese National CODATA Committee to convene a "Workshop on Scientific Data for Decision-Making Toward Sustainable Development: Senegal River Basin Case Study," which was held on 11-15 March 2002, in Dakar, Senegal. The workshop examined multidisciplinary data sources and data handling in the West Africa region, using the Senegal River Basin as a case study, to determine how these data are or can be better used in decision making related to sustainable development.

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Paul F. Uhlir, Director, U.S. National Committee for CODATA, U.S. National Committee for CODATA, National Research Council, Senegal National Committee for CODATA

Edition details

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309087090
• ISBN 13: 9780309087094
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 68