-As NaFAA DG visits World Bank Headquarters In Washington DC
On a visit to the World Bank headquarters in Washington, the Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) in Liberia has disclosed that a US$21 million fisheries project is underway in Liberia under the West Africa Regional Fisheries Project (WARFP).
According to a NaFAA press release issued on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, Madam Emma Glassco held fruitful discussions with authorities of the World Bank in continuation of the West Africa Regional Fisheries Project (WARFP)) in Liberia.
Her visit to the World Bank office is said to be a follow up on a 21 million dollars fisheries project.
The 21 million US dollars from the World Band will be used to construct a modern state of the art fishing and processing facilities and the establishment of landing jetties in targeted five coastal counties including.
They include Montserrado, Additionally, this project is in continuation of the first phase of the West Africa Regional Fisheries Project WARFP.
Among the eight regional countries, Liberia has made significant progress, as a result the World Bank has given Liberia the approval to proceed with the second phase of the West Africa Regional Fisheries Project WARFP, which will shortly be implemented, according to NaFAA.
When implemented as planned within the five coastal counties, the US$21 million will greatly impact the Liberian fisheries sector, as there exists a need for a state of the art fishing and processing facilities and landing jetties in all of the nine coastal counties.
The facilities, a state of the art fishing and processing and landing jetties that would be constructed in Liberia, will be the first of its kind upon completion and will tremendously impact the lives of the fishermen within those five coastal counties.
Meanwhile, the meetings at the World Bank Headquarters were part of side events at the 63rd Session of the United Nations Convention on the Status of Women ongoing in the United States of America.
The NaFAA Director General told the World Bank during to discussions that Illegal Unreported and Unregulated fishing, marine pollution as well as climate change as some of the challenges confronting the fisheries sector.
At the same time, Madam Glassco conveyed the enormous progress made in restoring the sector to vibrancy under the CDC led government.
NaFAA’s Boss Emma Glassco held discussions with Ms. Diarietou Gaye Director, Strategy and Operations Africa Region, Mr. Benoit Bosquet Director &Natural Resources and accompanied to the World Bank Headquarters by the Deputy Ambassador for Liberia to Washington DC Ms. Alberta Doe.