| Nigeria and Neighboring Countries Sub-Regional Conference | | April 10-11, 2002. Venue: Cotonou, Benin. |
Over 100 participants from Nigeria, Togo, Niger, and Benin, plus observers from the West Africa sub-regional group (Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal) gathered in Cotonou to review the progress in the Nigeria sub-region since the June 2001 Dakar meeting and move forward on a sub-regional action plan.
The sub-regional action plan adopted at this seminar set "the end of 2004" as the deadline for eliminating lead in gasoline-fully a year in advance of the Dakar Declaration date-with an interim target of 0.15g/l in 2002. The conference moderators and country presentations, however, all emphasized that lead phase-out is but one part of a broader effort to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles in cities.
Jointly organized by the Benin Ministry of Environment, Habitat and Urbanism and the World Bank.
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| --Documents and Presentations-- | Description and Announcement- Conférence Sous-Régionale du Nigeria et Pays Voisins sur l'Elimination du Plomb dans l'Essence<Français>
Avril 11-12, 2002. Cotonou, Benin. - Nigeria and Neighboring Countries Sub-Regional Conference<English>
April 10-11, 2002. Venue: Cotonou, Benin. Introduction and Opening Remarks- Opening Address<English>
Operation's Director of The World Bank at Benin Schedule- Agenda<English>
Cotonou, Benin (April 11-12, 2002) List of Atendees- Participants List<English>
Wrap-up for a Day- Nigeria and Neighboring Countries Sub-Regional Conference: Summary<English>
Cotonou, Benin (April 10-11, 2002) Publications- Action Plan for the Phase-Out of Leaded Gasoline in the Nigeria and Neighboring Countries Sub-Region <English>
Global Objective: Complete Phase-out of Leaded Gasoline by the end of 2004 - Benin action plan<English>
The purpose of this action plan is to phase out unleaded gasoline without increasing the
cost to the consumer or causing social disruption. - Feedback on the conclusions of the Dakar sub-regional conference<English>
L’élimination du plomb de l’essence constitue une étape essentielle
dans les stratégies d’amélioration de la qualité de l’air et des conditions de
vie des populations urbaines. Les autres polluants tel que le souffre dans le
diesel devront être éliminés. - Foreword<English>
The sub-regional seminar on unleaded gasoline which was held in Cotonou on April 11 and 12, 2002 focused on the adoption of an Action Plan by the Nigeria group and neighboring countries: Benin, Togo and Niger. - Gasoline as a Key Source of Lead In<English>
Currently, about 85 percent of all gasoline sold in the world is unleaded. This leaves only
about 15 percent leaded fuel sold and used mainly in Africa, parts of Asia and eastern Europe. In
many of these countries, there is still a poor understanding of the risk of lead exposure and
confusion about the technical difficulty of eliminating leaded gasoline. - Information and Awareness Building Campaigns: Developing a Media Strategy for Leaded Gasoline Phase- Out <English>
One major advantage of the mass media is that its message can reach thounsands or even millions of people in a very short time - Nigeria: Action Plan<English>
- Fiscal measures: the case of Benin / Mesures fiscales: cas du Bénin<Français>
- Raffinage du pétrole et spécificités techniques de l’essence,<Français>
- Togo: Regulations issued by the Ministries of Enviornment, Energy and Transport<Français>
Le Togo n’est pas producteur de pétrole. L’utilisation du carburant contenant du
plomb a des conséquences graves sur la santé des populations. L’élimination du
plomb dans le carburant ne peut être que saluée par tous. Presentations- Capacity-building, development of regional expertise, role of consumers <English>
- Conference Framework: context, stakes and objectives<English>
- Renforcement des Capacités, Développement de l’Expertise Régionale, Rôle des Consommateurs <Français>
Le rôle des consommateurs est important en ce sens qu’ils doivent chercher à s’informer sur les
caractéristiques de l’essence sans plomb et ne s’approvisionner qu’au niveau des professionnels
possédant des installations des produits pétroliers et en particulier de l’essence sans plomb. - Establishment of a sub-regional database: challenges and practical measures / Mise en place d’une Banque de données au<Français>
- Nigeria Plan of Action and Conclusions of the Abuja Conference<English>
Conference Proceedings- Nigeria and Neighboring Countries Sub-Region Workshop Conference Proceedings<English>
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