MAPUTO (Mozambique), Dec 12 (Bernama) -- The Norwegian government has pledged US$1.3 million to the Mozambican Environment Ministry for a strategic evaluation of the coastal zone, Mozambique's news agency, AIM, reported.
An agreement to that end was signed here on Wednesday between Mozambican Environment Minister Alcinda Abreu and the Norwegian Ambassador, Tove Bruvik Westberg.
At the signing ceremony, Abreu explained that this agreement will deepen further the bilateral cooperation between the two countries, specifically in the area of the environment and climate change.
"With this agreement we intend to give priority to the appraisal of the environment in the coastal zone and the assessment of environmental impacts", she said. "This will permit the management and monitoring of environmental and socio-economic aspects, of the individual and cumulative impacts of the use and exploitation of natural resources, and of the impact of climate change".
The main challenges for the environment sector include ensuring that development initiatives are preceded by environmental impact assessments, and mitigating the negative impacts of climate change, said Abreu.
For her part, Westberg said that her country's government is happy about the strong commitment of the Mozambican authorities to the building of knowledge and management of the environment.
"It is important to increase the expertise and capacity in the various sectors dealing with the environment", she said, adding that "the signed agreement also envisages the development and transfer of technologies in the environment sector".
Source:bernama.com/
No comments:
Post a Comment