Scientific data for decision making toward sustainable development : Senegal River Basin case study : summary of a workshop / Paul F. Uhlir, director ; U.S. National Committee for CODATA, Board on International Scientific Organizations, Policy and Global Affairs ; National Research Council, in cooperation with the Senegal National Committee for CODATA.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Workshop on Scientific Data for Decision Making Toward Sustainable Development: Senegal River Basin Case Study, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Uhlir, P. F. (Paul F.), 1954-

United States. National Committee for CODATA.

Senegal. National Committee for CODATA.

National Research Council (U.S.)

Conference Name:

Workshop on Scientific Data for Decision Making Toward Sustainable Development: Senegal River Basin Case Study (2002 : Dakar, Senegal)

Workshop on Scientific Data for Decision Making Toward Sustainable Development: Senegal River Basin Case Study

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--Senegal.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (68 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Senegal River Basin case study

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Senegal River Basin and Related Data Sources""; ""3 Summary of Presentations on Scientific Data for Decision Making Toward Sustainable Development in the Senegal River Basin""; ""4 Summary of Issues Raised by the Participants at the Workshop""; ""Appendix A Site Visits and Workshop Agendas""; ""Appendix B List of Workshop Participants""; ""Appendix C Contact Information on Selected Scientific Data Sources""; ""Appendix D Acronyms and Initialisms""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-309-18261-1

1-280-18284-9

9786610182848

0-309-55826-3

0-309-52905-0

OCLC:

923256456