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AFRICA ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK 3 • Authors’ Guide

PART 6

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The AEO is a comprehensive integrated report on the African Environment. The AEO-3, in particular, will focus on the inter-linkages between health and environment. The report is designed to function as a tool for policy makers and other stakeholders to monitor and assess environment- health challenges in Africa and take appropriate actions for improving environmental sustainability and public health. As such it will be based on solid and scientifically credible evidence.

The process to produce the report is an iterative one that relies heavily on feedback. It is designed to adapt to

changes in the current situation, the players involved and even resources available. The advantage with this is that the AEO team can benefit from better opportunities, or issues as well as ideas that emerge during the process.

These guidelines have been developed to serve as a reference point for all players involved in the production process. They are not cast in stone and will be subject to periodic review, and improvement over time, depending on inputs from the AEO-3 team and other players. These Guidelines are meant to make the AEO tool more robust by setting tasks for the players, and clarifying their roles and responsibilities.