West and Central African countries have been attending a Knowledge Partnership workshop to explore possible opportunities and mechanisms for partnership and development cooperation with other IMO Member States and potential donors.
The West and Central Africa (Anglophone) Knowledge Partnership workshop on maritime Technical Cooperation activities in Accra, Ghana (13-17 November) brought together officials from transport ministries responsible for maritime affairs, and finance ministries responsible for official development assistance.
As part of its long-term strategy on mobilising resources for technical cooperation activities, IMO supports and enables innovative partnerships between Member States, the United Nations system and multilateral development banks, in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). (Read more here.)
The workshop afforded participants an opportunity to network and improve their understanding of each other's needs, priorities and best practices, along with mechanisms for accessing and delivering funding support. It follows the first virtual Knowledge Partnership workshop for West and Central Africa (Anglophone) held in April 2022. Since 2018, Knowledge Partnership workshops have taken place in Asia, the Caribbean, and the Pacific regions.
The countries that have been taking part in the Knowledge Partnership workshop are: Cabo Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, São Tomé and Principé, and Sierra Leone. Also present were representatives from the African Union (AU), the European Union (EU) and the Embassy of Denmark in Ghana.