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Great Green Wall will turn the Sahel green says African Development Bank chief.

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ENPNewswire-November 4, 2021--Great Green Wall will turn the Sahel green says African Development Bank chief

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Release date- 03112021 - African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has highlighted the importance of stopping desertification in Africa's Sahel and turning the region green.

Adesina spoke at a high-level side event held on Monday 1 November, on the Great Green Wall initiative during the ongoing UN global climate conference, COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland. The event was co-hosted by His Royal Highness Prince of Wales, French President Emmanuel Macron and Mauritanian President Ould Ghazaouni.

The African Development Bank is a major partner in this bold project, which involves building an 8,000 km long and 15 km wide swathe of trees, grasslands, vegetation and plants across the Sahel. It will restore degraded land and help inhabitants of the Sahel produce food, create jobs and promote peace. Yesterday's gathering focused on marshalling efforts to scale up implementation of the project as a critical nature-based solution to climate change in Africa.

Adesina thanked HRH The Prince of Wales for what he said was the Prince's global leadership and lifetime commitment to safeguarding nature and the environment.

He also commended French President Emmanuel Macron for his passion and leadership on climate issues, especially in Africa, and for appointing him as a Global Champion for the Great Green Wall initiative, to help mobilize financing for it. He said the French president's leadership in convening the One Planet Summit for Biodiversity earlier in the year and his call for commitment to accelerate actions had been a turning point for the Great Green Wall for the Sahel and the Sahara.

The African Development Bank chief applauded the leadership and commitment of all African heads of state on the Great Green Wall.

'The Great Green Wall is not a wall that divides. It is a wall that unites - uniting livelihoods, resilience, and adaptation against climate change,' Adesina said.

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