Participants from ECOWAS member countries, recently concluded a training workshop on water resource management, at the Corinthia Atlantic Hotel in Banjul.  

The workshop brought together participants from 5 English speaking West African countries: The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. In his closing remark, Dr Rui Luis Silva, the regional coordinator, Water Resources Coordination centre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, told the gathering that the training session was the second after the one organized in Ouagadougou for West African French and Portuguese speaking countries.

According him, next year, priority will be given to the training of trainers at national levels. He thanked The Gambia government for the warm hospitality accorded to them.

For his part, Lamin Nyabally, permanent secretary, Department of State for Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters highlighted the necessity of water in human life noting that the objectives of the session can only be achieved if the results of the analysis of the evaluation questionnaires which were filled as part of the program given due consideration. He added that it is a duty to participate actively in ensuring water availability and that the knowledge gain during the training should be disseminated within various localities.

"We do not have to rely on ECOWAS," he said.  He hailed the participants and urged them to disseminate the knowledge gained during training and commended The Gambia government for its immense support.
The program included the awarding of certificates.