Project Info
Project Code
0405R
Tranche
T04
Tranche Type
Regular
Status
Closed
Title
Development of national legal databases for capacity building to enhance access to environmental law information in Africa
Entities
Implementing Entity (Lead)
UNEP
Financial and Evaluation Info
Total Budget
$325,000.00
Project Selected for Evaluation
No
Countries and Regions
Areas of Work
Thematic Clusters
Sustainable Development
Objective and Expected Outcomes
Objective
To enhance access to environmental law information by promoting methods for using information technology to enhance public awareness of environmental law and to build capacity of developing countries in Africa to access environmental law information for decision making, compliance and enforcement of environmental law, learning and research, as well as for environmental management for sustainable development
Expected Outcome 1
Enhanced accessibility of environmental law information through web-based database to government officials; judiciary; legal practitioners; academia, researchers; and the public
Expected Outcome 2
Increased utilization of national environmental laws by government officials; judiciary, legal practitioners, academia, researchers and the public also as a source of information for ECOLEX