Bonn, 3 December 2009 – Representatives from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia participated in a sub-regional Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop aimed to build wetland and waterbird management capacity and help raise awareness for flyway conservation in Western and Central Africa.

The workshop, which took place in Limbe, Cameroon from 2-10 November 2009, was organized by the Wetlands International office in Dakar in collaboration with the Garoua Wildlife School in Cameroon in the framework of the Wings Over Wetlands (WOW) Project and with financial support from The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Participants included representatives from government institutions, national and international NGOs from Western and Central African countries including Mauritania, which is also part of the region covered by the WetCap Project. The participation of experts from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia at this workshop was made possible through funding from the WetCap project, thus representing the first step in the implementation of Component 1 of the WetCap Project on Capacity Building. This component foresees the development of an adapted training and awareness-raising programme for North Africa, to be followed by a Training of Trainers workshop organized for the region of North Africa and a series of national workshops taking place in each of the five WetCap project countries.

The workshop in Cameroon also offered a unique opportunity for the representatives from North Africa to exchange their expertise and to examine potential synergies with countries from neighbouring regions in Africa.

To read the full announcement on the ToT workshop in Limbe, Cameroon please visit the WOW website.