 | Report of the Workshop on the Network of African Countries on Local Building Materials and Technologies (HABITAT, 1994, 132 p.) |
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|  | I. INTRODUCTION |
| | A. Background |
| | B. Objectives |
| | C. Outputs |
| | II. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS |
| | (introduction...) |
| | A. Modalities for strengthening the Network |
| | B. Domestic capacity-building in the building-materials sector - a programme proposal for countries of sub-Saharan Africa |
| | III. ORGANIZATION OF THE WORKSHOP |
| | A. Opening session |
| | IV. TECHNICAL PRESENTATION |
| | A. New and innovative technologies and transfer mechanisms - presentation by UNCHS (Habitat) |
| | V. PRESENTATION OF COUNTRY PAPERS |
| | (introduction...) |
| | A. Ethiopia |
| | B. Ghana |
| | C. Kenya |
| | D. Lesotho |
| | E. Malawi |
| | F. Namibia |
| | G. Nigeria |
| | H. Tunisia |
| | I. Uganda |
| | J. United Republic of Tanzania |
| | K. Zambia |
| | VI. PRESENTATION BY UNCHS (HABITAT) ON DOMESTIC CAPACITY-BUILDING IN THE BUILDING-MATERIALS SECTOR IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA |
| | VII. CLOSING SESSION |
| | Annex I. THE BUILDING-MATERIALS SECTOR IN THE AFRICAN REGION |
| | (introduction...) |
| | I. BACKGROUND |
| | II. INTRODUCTION |
| | III. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO INFLATION IN THE BUILDING-MATERIALS SECTOR: ANALYSIS OF CURRENT TRENDS |
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| | 1. Government policies for the building-materials sector |
| | 2. The need for productivity improvements in the industry |
| | 3. Distribution and marketing of building materials |
| | 4. Demand-management in the low-cost building-materials sector |
| | IV. CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE BUILDING-MATERIALS INDUSTRY AND THE ENVIRONMENT |
| | V. PROPOSAL FOR A REGIONAL AGENDA FOR ACTION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOW-COST BUILDING-MATERIALS SECTOR |
| | VI. POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION |
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| | 1. Substantive issues related to the building-materials sector that affect availability of basic building materials for shelter delivery |
| | (a) Factors contributing to demand and supply-side constraints in the building-materials sector |
| | (b) Sustainability of the building-material industry |
| | (c) Domestic capacity-building in the building-materials sector - a programme for countries of sub-Saharan Africa |
| | (d) Modalities for strengthening and expanding the activities of the Network of African Countries on Local Building Materials and Technologies |
| | Annex II. DOMESTIC CAPACITY-BUILDING IN THE BUILDING-MATERIALS SECTOR: A PROGRAMME PROPOSAL FOR COUNTRIES OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA |
| | I. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION |
| | II. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES |
| | III. PROGRAMME ELEMENTS |
| | IV. PROGRAMME ELEMENTS |
| | V. ACTION PROGRAMME |
| | VI. PROGRAMME DURATION AND ESTIMATED COSTS |
| | Annex III. PROGRAMME |
| | Annex IV. LIST OF DOCUMENTS |
| | Annex V. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS |
| | Annex VI. QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE RESPONSE PAPER |
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38. In the light of the considerations outlined above, the participants are invited to deliberate on the following issues.
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