United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA), Ghana

United Nations University-Institute for Natural Resources in Africa work centres on Africa’s two most important endowments — its human and natural resources. It aims to strengthen capacities at universities and other national institutions to conduct research and produce well-trained individuals with the ability to develop, adapt and disseminate technologies that promote the sustainable use of the continent’s natural resources. UNU-INRA operates from its main office in Accra, Ghana and carries out some of its programme activities through a network of Operational Units (OUs) and a College of Research Associates (CRA’s). The OUs are located in five African countries: Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Namibia, Senegal, and Zambia. Each of these focuses on specific areas of natural resources management,