04/24/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/24/2021 12:48 ECOWAS Ministers in charge of Hydrology, Meteorology, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Gender adopt the ECOWAS Hydromet Initiative ECOWAS Ministers in charge of Hydrology, Meteorology, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Gender adopt the ECOWAS Hydromet Initiative 24/04/2021Harouna MAYAKI ECOWAS Ministers in charge of Hydrology, Meteorology, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Gender adopt the ECOWAS Hydromet Initiative, the ECOWAS Flood Risk Management Strategy, and the ECOWAS Disaster Risk Reduction Gender Strategy and Action Plan (GSAP) The ECOWAS Commission in collaboration with the Government of The Gambia held the 2nd ECOWAS Hydromet Forum and Disaster Risk Reduction Platform Meeting from the 20-22 April 2021. The Biennial Forum was held in collaboration with the World Bank and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and with the financial support of the ACP-EU Building Disaster Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa Program funded by the European Union. The Forum brought together over 503 registered partners from bi-lateral and international organizations, river basin originations, civil society, private sector, research, academia, women and youths, persons with disabilities, and the Disaster Risk Reduction, Gender, Metrology and Hydrology Focal Points of the ECOWAS Member states.