This is the aim of the workshop which was held at the Yaoundé convention center yesterday Monday April 1, 2024, an initiative of the Think do Tank the Okwelians with the support of the Solidarity Fund for Innovative Projects-Ecological Transition (FSPI -Ecological Transition). It was a question of raising awareness among parliamentarians of the Network of Parliamentarians on the sustainable management of forest ecosystems in Central Africa (REPAR), as well as local elected officials of the United Municipalities and Cities of Cameroon (CVUC) and the Association of Regions of Cameroon. Cameroon (ARC).
The main objective of this workshop is to ensure better appropriation by parliamentarians and local elected officials of the challenges and issues linked to the ecological transition. They were also informed about the opportunities offered by green entrepreneurship. participants had the opportunity to discuss with experts in order to learn more about the tools and levers to use to promote the adoption of regulatory frameworks in favor of environmental preservation, as well as rational use available natural resources. The workshop was chaired by the vice-president of REPAR, Senator Charles Mbella Moki.
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Jacques Jonathan NYEMB, président Think do Tank the Okwelians
« We think that we need to see regional or municipal councilors to tell them that it is urgent to accelerate the ecological transition in our country and in particular to make the latter a lever for economic transformation. We are convinced that green innovation can constitute an important lever in our country to be able to encourage numerous green entrepreneurs, create jobs and in particular improve the well-being of populations. We expect that all the work that is carried out in the direction of the evolution of the SND30 and the municipal development plans or the regional development plans will decisively include sustainable development and ecological transition.
We hope that a reflection will be carried out so that a real law on ecological transition is adopted. Concretely, we must make efforts in terms of good governance, transform our cities into sustainable cities, the second thing on green innovation is the Africa-Europe institute on green innovation that we are going to open here in the country and we plan to develop green entrepreneurs in our country. The third is the question of social cohesion because there is no ecological transition without social justice, which is why we must redouble our efforts to fight more against all discrimination. ».
Clément Noumsi
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