Useful sources about Africa

Provides initial policy options in several key areas including housing and basic services, land use and transport, planning, subnational finance and local economic development. A report published by the World Bank.

A global WHO database of air pollution covering 3,000 cities in 103 countries. Data can be downloaded in CSV format per country and contains data up to 2016.

This survey contains 2017 expenditure on cleaning and refuse management by the Nairobi City County, including cleaning and administration, cleaning-general and refuse removal. It is published by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.

A table illustrating wildlife population estimates in the Kenyan Rangelands. Data published by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.

The Security-Wildlife Conservation Stewardship chapter in the Kenya Wildlife Service Annual Report contains data on elephant and rhino poaching in Kenya.

A report on African urban planning covering broad topics such as the low urban development trap, densification and urban scale. It is part of a volume in the African Regional Studies Program focused on policy relevance and application.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment reports examine the impact of climate change across the world. The IPCC is currently in its sixth assessment cycle. It was set up in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

The UN Economic Commission for Africa's review report on waste management in Africa. It includes major trends and emerging issues on waste management and actions taken across the continent.

An article in the open-access International Journal of Waste Resources that contains data on types of waste, trends in solid waste management, solid waste composition, transportation and challenges in Africa.