Mami Wata Inception Workshop
The Mami Wata project was officially launched with an inception workshop in Dakar, Senegal, on the 25-27 of April 2016.
Mami Wata was officially launched with an inception workshop in Dakar, Senegal on the 25-27 of April. The event, which was opened by Mariline Diara, Director of the Environment and Classified Monuments of Sustainable Development (Senegal), gathered National Focal Points to the Abidjan Convention and representatives from regional initiatives, such as IUCN, the Mava Foundation, PRCM, RAMPAO, RAPAC, WA-BiCC project and Wetlands International.
The event provided an opportunity to share Mami Wata´s conceptual framework and plans with key stakeholders and existing regional initiatives, to scope for synergies with existing initiatives and work towards a baseline on capacity development needs.