Niger - Integrated Programme for Development and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Niger Basin Mid-Term Results Evaluated
The workshop was an opportunity to examine the physical and financial progress of the national and regional components, the program's institutional arrangements and implementation approaches, and the application of procurement procedures. It was also a chance to assess progress and the time needed to adjust procurement procedures to speed up post-review activities.
In addition, the program will support the implementation of 450 development sub-projects in the agricultural value chain and the creation of 184 small and medium-sized enterprises to benefit young people. It will also facilitate access to resilient technologies and practices for a million producers and livestock farmers.
Didier Seyivé Zinsou, acting Executive Secretary of the NBA, commented that"the Basin Authority, in agreement with the member states, will do its utmost to raise the level of performance of this important program". The European Union delegation representative in Niger, Magdalena Pruna, pointed out that the EU's financial support aimed to promote"an integrated vision of development to achieve the objectives of security and access to water, energy and food, taking environmental and climate issues into account".