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Benguela Current Commission Ministerial Conference set for Namibia

Xinhua, November 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

Key ministries in fisheries, environment, transport, minerals, petroleum and energy from Namibia, Angola and South Africa, will meet in the coastal town of Swakopmund, Namibia from December 8 for the Benguela Current Commission (BCC) Ministerial Conference.

Communications Consultant, Talitha Jario on Monday said as the highest policy-making body of the BCC, the Ministerial Conference will play a pivotal role in assessing the challenges surrounding the implementation of the BCC's 2015-2019 Strategic Action Programme (SAP).

Jario said as part of this closed Ministerial Conference, approximately 100 participants including development partners, key industries and foreign diplomats will assess the possibilities of unlocking transboundary potential and economic opportunities in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) Region.

Furthermore, the ministries will develop policy actions and guidance with sustainability at the core.

"Since its inception as a regional entity, the conference has focused on transboundary issues. Policy directives have included guidance on issues including capability development for the region, sharing and exchanging data, along with joint boundary surveys," Jario said.

Meanwhile, this year's meeting will also include the official handover by the current Chairperson of the Ministerial Conference, Victoria de Barros Neto from Angola, to the Namibian Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Bernard Esau. Endit