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The report considers the critical issues providing the context for discussing land issues affecting West Africa as a region.
The countries in North Africa share an arid and semi-arid environment with high diversity: mountainous areas run alongside maritime areas and desert. Currently, urban dwellers in North Africa represent more than 50% of the population and are expected to be more than 60% by 2030.
Africa is the fastest urbanizing region in the world, with the population doubling almost every
20 years. The rural population is growing at a rate of 2.5 per cent per annum, while the urban
population is experiencing 5-10 per cent growth per annum. Urbanization becomes a source
This series of African compendium of environment statistics, presents environmental and environment –related data for the African region.
This second issue of the biennial series of the African Compendium of