The Port Management Association of West and Central Africa has announced the implementation of a five-year West African Sustainable Ocean Programme, valued at €59m, in a bid to promote climate resilience.
PMAWCA added that the initiative, which is funded by the European Union, will be implemented in 13 West African countries in partnership with Expertise-France.
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, who is also the President of PMAWCA, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, announced this on Monday in Lagos while speaking during the Mid-Year Session of the Board of Directors of the Port Management Association of West and Central Africa.
Dantsoho stressed that the initiative represents one of the most significant projects undertaken by the organisation in recent years.
According to him, PMAWCA is determined to keep in tune with the global trend as an organisation, adding that, to achieve this goal, ports within the region can no longer be viewed solely as gateways for cargo movement.
