Great Green Wall (GGW) Programme

  • It was launched in 2007 by the African Union to promote sustainable development and climate change mitigation.
  • It aims to restore 100 million hectares of degraded ecosystems across 11 countries in the Sahel region.
  • The 11 countries selected as intervention zones for the initiative are Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Sudan.
  • By 2030, it seeks to sequester 250 million tons of carbon and create 10 million green jobs.
  • The Initiative has received 14 billion Dollars in new funding in 2021.
  • The GGW offers environmental, social and economic benefits on an epic scale, contributing to 15 of the ....
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