Progress,Challenges and Countermeasures of the African"Green Great Wall"Initiative
The African"Green Great Wall"Initiative is an important measure to promote the sustainable development and achieve the win-win cooperation between China and Africa.This paper reviews the practical progress of 11 African countries participating in the initiative,and summarizes their achievements made in ecological,social,and economic dimensions since the implementation of the initiative.This paper discusses the challenges arising in the implementation in terms of climate,finance,policy and technology,and puts forward countermeasures,including systematic planning and integrated management,technical aid for ecological restoration and desertification control,establishment of financing and regulatory mechanisms,and monitoring and evaluation.
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