The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in collaboration with the Green Climate Fund, trained from March 11 to 12, 2024 in Bobo-Dioulasso, local governments on information climate change and climate finance. This training aims to strengthen the knowledge and skills of participants in the fight against climate change. Local governments, namely members of regional and municipal councils in the Hauts-Bassins region, have been trained on the issues of climate change and on the policies and mechanisms put in place to mobilize the financing necessary for this purpose. Twenty-five in number, they came from different localities in the region for this session. This training opportunity was offered to them by the IUCN through its preparatory project, 'Strengthening the technical and operational capacities of the AND (Designated National Authority) and its network to provide strategic support to stakeholders in Green Fund activities for the climate in Burkina Faso' . This project is supported by th e Green Climate Fund. It aims to strengthen the capacities and technical and operational skills of the executive secretariat of the AND in Burkina Faso and its network so that they can provide effective support for the development and implementation of adaptation actions. and climate change mitigation in Burkina Faso. As part of the implementation of the said program, it is planned to organize thirteen awareness sessions in the thirteen regions of Burkina Faso on climate information in 2024 in order to strengthen the knowledge of these actors on adaptation efforts to climate change and greenhouse gas emissions mitigation . It is with this in mind that those in the Hauts-Bassins region were trained for two days on current events and projections on climate change in Burkina Faso or on generalities on climate finance. The chief of staff of the Hauts-Bassins Regional Council, Yaya Sanou, praised the holding of the session because it was an opportunity to discuss innovative solutions to meet the challenges of c limate change in the region. The project manager at IUCN in Burkina Faso, Bassourou Boyla, agreed. For him, it is with the combination of all efforts that we will succeed in building a more sustainable and resilient future for Burkina Faso and the entire planet, hence the initiative of the session. 'The overall objective of this session is to strengthen the knowledge of stakeholders in the Hauts-Bassins region on efforts to adapt to climate change and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Through this initiative, we aim to reduce the information gaps between central and local administrations as well as between scientists and local communities on climate actions in our country,' underlined M Boyla. This training, added the designated national authority of the green climate fund, Nebyida Kaboré, is welcome. It made it possible to give the basics to those closest to the populations to formulate climate-related projects in order to have access to financing from the Green Climate Fund. Source: Burkina Informat ion Agency The Ministry of Family, Women, Children and Seniors and the United Nations Children's Organization (UNICEF) - Tunis Office, agreed, on Wednesday, to provide equipment to 20 inclusive public kindergartens during a meeting held between Family Minister Amel Belhaj Moussa and UNICEF Representative in Tunisia Michel Le Pechoux. This initiative is part of the programme implemented by the Family Ministry to increase the number of inclusive public kindergartens in remote regions and consolidate preschool education in Tunisia, reads a statement of the ministry. The two officials discussed ways to boost bilateral cooperation in the areas of early childhood and threatened childhood, promote programmes of inclusive public kindergartens as well as provide psychological counseling to children and their families through the toll-free number 1809. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
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