This report is the synthesis of seven country studies prepared as the result of research conducted in Institutional Mechanisms for Environmental Management in Africa.Sponsored by the World Resources Institute(WRI) In collaboration with the Network for Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa(NESDA),based in Abidjan,Côte-d'Ivoire,the studies were conducted in collaboration with members of the Policy Consultative Group(PCG),based at WRI.

This report is the synthesis of seven country studies prepared as the result of research conducted in Institutional Mechanisms for Environmental Management in Africa.Sponsored by the World Resources Institute(WRI) In collaboration with the Network for Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa(NESDA),based in Abidjan,Côte-d'Ivoire,the studies were conducted in collaboration with members of the Policy Consultative Group(PCG),based at WRI.