Seminar on Gender Perspective in Environment and Development
Kitakyushu(JAPAN)
February 02 – March 18 2009ACTION PLAN
NIGER
Presented byFatimata MOROH DIAKITE
DIRECTOR,DIRECTION OF LEGISLATIONMINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND DESERTIFICATION COMBATGENERAL PRESENTATION• 8 administrative regions• Area : 1,267,000 km²• Population : 14,697,113 inhabitants(2009 )Source : Abassa Issaka

NOMADS : YOUNG MEN WODAABE
Source : Makaltoum DIAKITE‐ 2009

VIEWS OF NIGER RIVER AND
KOMADUGU YOBE LAKE
(SOURCE : FAO)

Source : www.meteo‐niger.net/html/climatccI2.htm• INDUSTRY EXTRACTIVE(URANIUM, COAL, GAS) AND MANUFACTURE(MEAT, LEATHER,ONION, AIL, POTATOES)PRESENT SITUATION
Existing norms
1. Constitution
2. Framework Law of1998
3. Regulations :decrees taken inapplication of 1998
Law
4. National policies
and strategies,
programmes

Strengths
Rights of citizens to :1.
1. Safe environment
2. Be informed on
their environment
3. To take advantage
and benefit of theirenvironment
2.
Duties for :4. Protection
5. Preservation
6. Restoration
3.

Weaknesses
Climate change
as core problem
is not tackled innational law
statutePollution
prevention andcontrol
measures
Gender issues tobe considered
as a crosscutting question

CHALLENGES

GenderEcosystem

Climatechange

URANIUM EXPLORING SITE IN AGADES REGIONDINOSAUR FOSSILIZATION ‐ BONES FOUND DURING DIGGING STAGE
Source : Ministry of Mining ‐ 2008

SOILS ANALYSIS
Source : Ministry of Environment and Desertification Combat ‐ 2008

OSTRICHS IN LIVESTOCK
Source : Ministry of Environment and Desertification Combat ‐ 2008

CHEETAH : ACYNONIX JUBATUS HECKI

Source : Ministry of Environment andDesertification Combat ‐ 2008

ADDAX NASOMACULATUSNUBIA BUSTARD AND ARABIC BUSTARD IN NATIONAL NATURAL RESERVE OF TENEREAND TIN TOUMA
More than 350 different species of birds

Addax : Addax nasomaculatus

GAZELLA DAMAGAZELLA DORCAS
Source : Ministry of Environment and Desertification Combat ‐ 2008

ORYX DAMASource : Ministry of Environment and Desertification Combat ‐ 2008

AMMOTRAGUS LERVIATOUBOU WOMANCONSIDERED LEARNING FROM MY
TRAINING• WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT• Council of Women’s group of Tobata• Kitakyushu City women volunteering in urban re‐vegetation policies• JAPAN STATUTE LAW IN ENVIRONMENT• Environmental Impact Assessment ordinance in waste
management, greenhouse effect gas

TITLE :CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONALSTATUTE LAW COMPLIANCE AND
ENFORCEMENT(in gender, pollution, climate change)

OBJECTIVE
GENERAL GOAL : enforce the national statute law ongender and the ecosystem protection.
SPECIFIC GOALS– tackle challenges which have not been addressed by theexisting norms: new norms on climate change
particularly will consider gender aspect;– Enforcing existing norms( law of 1998) : prevention andcontrol of pollution on pesticides use, mining and gas
operations, water, air and soils contamination, andassessment of environmental impact.

SCHEDULING AND BUDGETING
DURATION
3 YEARS• START : MAY 2009
• END : MAY 2012

BUDGETMY ROLE
General Directorof Environment,
Water andForests

Director of Lands
Restoration,
Forestation andSand Dunes
CombatRepresentative ofMinistry ofHydraulics
Women NGO

Director ofEnvironment andSurroundings

Director of Huntand Fauna
protection

Environmental
issues NGO

Me : organizing
meetings, centralizing
enrichments andcomments, reportingand finalizing thedrafts

Funding
representative

ACTIVITIES PLANNING

Year 1
Norms drafting
1. Meetings among central workers of the ministry
2. Finalizing and reporting the first draft of thedifferent norms
3. 3 days workshops :Final drafts of 3 Laws project4. Signature procedure at the GSG (GeneralSecretariat of Government)

Stakeholders capacity building
1. Trainers training(technical staff at central and locallevel)
2. Sensitization : local authorities, communities andwomen in particular

Information and communication
1.Compilating and publishing
2.Translation in 2 national languages
3.Distributing to all technical staff

Monitoring
1.Internal level : continuous and periodicalassessment2.external assessment(funders, stakeholders)Year 2Year 3

RISKS, POSSIBLE OBSTACLES AND ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS
Risks and Obstacles

Alternative Solutions

1

Holding the meetings could bedelayedActivities planning will be set 2
months before starting time2

Low attendance from stakeholders

Designation of the director or
deputy‐director

3

The fund could be used for otherpurposesSensitizing the General
Secretary of the MEDC
(Ministry of environment andDesertification Combat) and
the GSG the issue and theimportance to respect thetiming.

OUTPUTS INDICATORS
1. After 2 months, all the meetings are hold;
2. All the stakeholders are committed;
3. Local workers of the MEDC are aware on theprocess and discuss the issues with the localauthorities;
4. NGOs start to sensitize their members andinsert this issue in their coming programs;
5. Broadcasting on TV, radio(awarenessprograms for population)

OUTCOMES
1. 12 regulations to enforce Framework Law of 1998 are signed by theChief of State;

2. Final drafts of Laws on Forestry and Fishery and 1998 Law
3. Publishing the national norms in book format ;4. 3 laws translated in 2 national languages;
5. Automating of the legal data
6. all the employees are provided with the compilation;
7. all the employees are trained
8. Sensitization campaigns for local communities

ARIGATO GUZAIMASUNOMADS : TOUAREG WOMEN
Source : Makaltoum DIAKITE‐ 2009