Stakeholders
in the fight against climate change on Friday commenced a two-day consultative
workshop to identify barriers and ways to overcome the identified barriers in
using technology to tackle climate change.
It
was organised by the Department of Water Resources as the UNFCCC focal point in
The Gambia collaboration with the Gambia Technical Training Institute (GTTI),
the national designated authority on climate technology.
Held
at NaNA conference hall, the forum, dubbed ‘Barrier Analysis’, was the second
component under Technology Needs Assessment Project funded by the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Danish University Partnership.
The
acting director of the Department of Water Resources, Foday Conteh, said the
project is country-driven and as such, consultation with stakeholders is
strongly recommended.
The
deputy permanent secretary, admin and finance, at the Ministry of Environment
and Natural Resources, Lamin Jawara, said the purpose of the project is to help
participating countries to identify and analyse technologies needed to combat
the adverse effect of climate change.
Lamin
Jatta, national designated entity on climate technology in The Gambia, said the
technology needs assessment project would help to form the basis for
environmentally sound technology, policy and programmes.
