
They are being schooled in a three-day workshop in Yaounde, organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Central Africa.
Read also : Elite One: Retrouvailles Canon -TonnerreThe United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has organised a seminar to train decision makers and experts on how to effectively integrate urbanisation in development planning.
Read also : Formations dispensées à l’étranger; 17 faux diplômes, 23 rejetsThe opening of the ongoing three-day seminar in Yaounde yesterday June 4 was chaired by representatives of UNECA, UN Habitat and the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development (MINEPAT).
Read also : Campagne cacaoculture 2020-2022: 4 millions de plants disponiblesThe training is part of a UN ‘development account’ project being implemented in Cameroon, Cape Verde, Morocco, Uganda and Zambia. It is aimed at strengthening the capacity of these countries to design and implement strategies and policies that promote inclusive and sustainable cities.
Read also : Council Police: Decentralisation Minister Puts OrderSemia Tapia, Coordinator of the Project told participants that Cameroon could tap from the experience of countries that initially tried to stop population growth in their cities, but are now trying to make the cities habitable for the ever-growing number of dwellers.
Read also : Vaccin contre le Covid-19: Les éclairages du gouvernementShe said 50 per cent of Cameroonians live in urban centres and like everywhere else, the youth population in rural and suburban areas will continue to move to the cities for better opportunities and facilities.
Read also : Lionnes indomptables: Les leçons d’une éliminationShe noted that just like the industrial and digital revolution, the urbanisation is inevitable and irrepressible. In the face of this, she suggested countries should prepare cities for the population by making them inclusive, safe, and resilient; free from the negative impacts of overcrowded and unplanned urbanisation like rising crime rates, economic dualism, and increased inequality, growth of slums and rising vulnerability of the poor.
Read also : Chemin de fer: Il est urgent de sécuriserNjie Thomas Kinge, Representative of MINEPAT said government already has a national urbanisation plan which outlines the needs of cities nationwide as well as experts and finances required to meet the needs within specific timeframes.
Read also : Délinquance en milieu scolaire: Des solutions en débatHe pointed out that proposals from development partners such as the Economic Commission for Africa and the World Bank are used to update existing national plans and programs.
Read also : Ouverture démocratique: 30 ans de multipartismeReacting to a participant’s criticisms of the Growth and Employment Strategy Paper and its approach to urbanisation, Njie Thomas Kinge, said government has noted the shortcomings of the plan that spans across 2011 to 2035 and is coming up with a supplementary strategy that will be implemented from 2020.
Read also : Dérives scolaires: Les évêques inquietsHe said urbanisation is a key factor in the program, noting that the reinforcement of the capacities of experts working on the plan came at the right time.
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