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Nigeria: Nigeria, Niger Seek Support for Integrated Ecosystem Management
Nigeria and Niger Republic yesterday, agreed to, as a matter of urgent importance, source for funds and technical support for the accelerated implementation of an integrated ecosystem management (IEM) to sustain trans-boundary environmental projects in boundary communities.

The agreement was one of the main resolutions contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a three day meeting of local bilateral committees of Katsina, Jigawa, Zamfara States of Nigeria with their counterparts from Maradi and Zinder of Niger Republic.

The meeting which ended yesterday, examined issues of common interest to the people of the states which share international boundaries noted that the progress made in integrated ecosystem projects but stressed that such projects must be accelerated to "promote sustainable trans-boundary ecosystem" that would improve the environment.

In addition to improving the environment, "Both sides agreed to construct some identified secondary roads between now and 2012 in order to open up the affected communities and promote trade and other economic activities."

And, to accelerate the IEM, the committees agreed to source for funds and technical support from both countries as well as the international community.

The meeting which held in Dutse had in attendance, Alhaji Ali Shaibou Maazu, the Governor of Maradi, Alhaji Ibrahim Agoumo, Deputy Governor of Zinder both in Niger as well as the Deputy Governor of Zamfara and the Assistant Secretary General of Nigeria-Niger Joint Commission.

In his remarks at the closing ceremony, Governor Sule Lamido thanked the governors of Niger republic who attended or sent representation for making the meeting a success.

He called on all participating states to strive to ensure the decisions taken at the meeting are properly implemented.

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