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T1 African Industrial Workshop: Africa - Regional Industrial Review
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 agriculture
K1 cleaner production
K1 sustainable development
K1 economic condition
K1 emigration
K1 employment
K1 environmental agreement
K1 environmental management
K1 environmental performance
K1 environmental policy
K1 greenhouse gas
K1 health
K1 industrial development
K1 manufacturing enterprise
K1 mineral
K1 mining
K1 science and technology
K1 natural gas
K1 petroleum
K1 tourism
YR 2001
FD 2001
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/25787
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/25787
NO Industrial activity is a major contributor to many of the environmental and social problems facing society today. Industrial activity has, however, the potential to make an important contribution to achieving a sustainable society. It has been recognized that a key determinant of success for sustainable development is the linking of trade and environment. Rapid globalization, initiated in part by advances in communications technology, has facilitated the integration of national systems of production and finance, resulting in the growth of cross-border flows of goods, services and capital. Concepts and systems of manufacture have rapidly changed. This has had both negative and positive consequences for sustainability and has led to disagreements between developed and developing countries and within countries themselves. There are increased tensions between trade and environmental policies and issues. Environmental issues are becoming globalized, and it is now well recognized that many actions and impacts in one region have global impacts. As a result, environmental issues are increasingly becoming part of trade issues.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 21, 2026