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Basic economic indicators and links to other "country operations" reports.

The official web site of the central bank of Sierra Leone, with recent news, publications, some brief statistics, speeches, and related links.

"Political stability has led to a revival of economic activity...However, in recent years, falling commodity prices and low currency combined with the 2014 Ebola outbreak has had a considerable negative impact...Prudent management of natural resources is a pillar of the national Agenda for Prosperity and there is strong commitment to align the EITI with these reforms. "
--See especially: EITI reports and other documents

A profile of water resources in Sierra Leone. "The 'thirst' for water data is ever increasing and there is indeed considerable demand for data on rural water use from national governments and development agencies. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations initiated an activity in 1993 to meet this demand with particular focus on irrigation. This resulted in the AQUASTAT Programme, the objective of which is to generate rural water use data at country level in a systematic manner."
-- See also: Sierra Leone in the FAO Document Repository

Summaries, full length reports, and recent news. Note: Some documents are in PDF format, requiring Adobe Acrobat.

Recent news, some publications, and basic information about the organization. "The Mano River Union (MRU) is an international association established in 1973 between Liberia and Sierra Leone, with the objective of sub-regional economic integration. In 1980, Guinea joined the union."

An official website of the government with census data from 2004 and 2005, recent consumer price index data, trade data, recent news, and related links.

"...is a globally connected research centre created through a partnership between the Bartlett Development Planning Unit (University College London) and the Institute of Geography and Development Studies (Njala University). The centre aims to generate capacity building as well as research initiatives in cities across Sierra Leone focused on the well-being of residents of informal settlements."
--See especially: Publications--Reports -and- Urban Data Portal

"...Environmental Foundation for Africa (EFA) together with local communities, launched a project in May 2002 to restore Tiwai Island in southern Sierra Leone as a model for protected area management and community development. The overall goal of the project is to revive biodiversity research, conservation and ecotourism activities at Tiwai by engaging local communities in small-scale and well-targeted activities on the island...The project had a variety of stakeholders, with Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund (CEPF) support, EFA in partnership with Njala University, the Forestry Department and the local communities participated in coordinating the project."