From 10 to 13 September 2024, as a part of the implementation of the Regional Programme for the Built-in Administration of the Fouta Djallon Massif (PRAI-MFD), ECOWAS is organising in Conakry the Regional Workshop for the launch and validation of the instruments of the Regional Programme for the Built-in Administration of the Fouta Djallon Massif (PRAI-MFD), on the theme ‘Points and challenges of the Preservation of the Fouta Djallon Massif after the switch of the Programme to ECOWAS’.
The initiative is a part of the implementation of the ECOWAS Regional Coverage on the Atmosphere and Water Sources, in addition to the ECOWAS Regional Local weather Technique, the Forest Convergence Plan, the Labé Attraction for the preservation of the Fouta Djallon Massif and the Sahel Water Coalition. It’s consistent with the implementation of the commitments of the Worldwide Decade for Motion ‘Water for Sustainable Improvement’ 2018-2028, on the declaration for bettering entry to water sources of the World Water Discussion board in 2021.
The ECOWAS delegation is led by Mrs. Massandjé TOURE-LITSE, Commissioner for Financial Affairs and Agriculture, and contains H.E. Mr. Blaise Louis AKA BROU, ECOWAS Resident Consultant in Conakry, the Director of the Water Sources Administration Centre (CGRE) of the Division of Infrastructure, Power and Digitalisation, the Appearing Director of the Atmosphere and Pure Sources and the Massif du Fouta Djallon coordination workforce.
The workshop, which was broadcast on-line, was attended by PRAI-MFD Focal Factors, CGRE Built-in Water Sources Administration (GIRE) Focal Factors, representatives of transboundary basin organisations (OMVS, OMVG, ABN, MRU and ABCBT), technical and monetary companions such because the FAO, UNEP and WFP, and the assorted Guinean ministries concerned within the administration of the Massif du Fouta Djallon (MFD).
In his opening speech, Mr. Aboubacar Camara, Guinea’s Minister of Power, Hydraulics and Hydrocarbons, urged the contributors to refocus on easy, concrete actions to satisfy the excessive expectations of native communities. Earlier than him, the Minister for the Atmosphere and Sustainable Improvement, Mrs. Djami DIALLO, recalled the strategic significance of the MFD within the Guinean Authorities’s nationwide coverage, therefore the precedence given to the MFD as a part of the nationwide reforestation programme. Mrs Massandjé TOURE-LITSE, Commissioner for Financial Affairs and Agriculture, talking on behalf of ECOWAS, recalled the worrying state of pure sources within the MFD and invited all stakeholders to hitch in a dynamic of co-constructive and inclusive partnership to be able to synergise all initiatives contributing to the preservation of the MFD. In his introductory remarks, Mr. Kouakou Alex KOUASSI, Director of the CGRE, recalled the actions carried out by the CGRE throughout the framework of the Massif du Djallon and expressed his intention to strengthen this partnership. On behalf of the companions, Ms. Bintia Chicaya, Consultant of the FAO Sub-Regional Coordinator, recalled the curiosity that the FAO has in safeguarding the MFD, therefore its advocacy initiative that led to the LABE APPEAL, and recalled that the FAO is totally dedicated to mobilising its technical experience to assist all initiatives geared toward restoring the sources of the Fouta Djallon Massif.
On the sidelines of the workshop, the delegation led by Ms Massandjé TOURE-LITSE, accompanied by H.E. Mr. Blaise Louis AKA BROU, ECOWAS Resident Consultant in Conakry, and your complete delegation, was acquired by H.E. Mr. Amadou Ouri BAH, Prime Minister of Guinea. Mrs. TOURE-LITSE conveyed H.E. Dr Omar Alieu TOUREY’s phrases of gratitude to H.E. Basic Mamadi DOUMBOUYA, President of the Republic of Guinea. She additionally reiterated ECOWAS’s dedication to working alongside Guinea to protect the Fouta Diallon Massif, and to supporting it in its mission to champion the inclusion of the MFD in UNESCO’s checklist of World Heritage websites. His phrases had been strengthened by these of the Prime Minister, who intends to take the advocacy to a better degree and intends to mobilise all of the international locations below the affect of the Fouta Djallon Massif.
As a reminder, the purpose of this regional workshop is principally to validate the instruments for implementing the PRAI-MFD, but additionally to assist elevate consciousness and mobilise Member States and all stakeholders with issues and initiatives regarding the problems and challenges concerned in preserving the Massif du Fouta Djallon.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Financial Group of West African States (ECOWAS).