Government will commit resources to support
13,000 farmers, in the Upper East Region, to do dry season farming and livestock production during the next farming season, which begins in
October.
The Executive would also assist the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to aid flood-prone areas in the Northern, Upper East
and Upper West regions to determine suitable sites for irrigation facilities.
Mr Mark Woyongo, Upper East Regional Minister who made this known in Bolgatanga on Thursday said under the Government Plantation Development Programme, 27,000 jobs would be created for disaster volunteer groups in the
Region.
Mr Woyongo was speaking at a maiden meeting of the Regional Platform Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), which was inaugurated last
year.
The DRR made up of a 13- member committee and Chaired by the Paramount Chief of Bongo Traditional Area, Naba Baba Salifu Aleemyaroom is to strategise to assist NADMO to address pertinent disaster management challenges confronting the Region.
Mr Woyongo appealed to NADMO and DRR officials to work hard to update their knowledge in disaster management to reduce the challenges of bush fires, conflicts, floods, droughts, diseases and poverty.
In a speech read on his behalf, Mr Kofi Portuphy, National NADMO Co-ordinator charged the members of the Committee to develop policies and
plans to prevent mitigate and prepare for disasters.
Mr Portuphy also entreated the Committee to act as a pressure group to influence the district assemblies to enact bye-laws, geared towards disaster risk reduction and ensure that the blue print is factored into the development agenda.
He tasked the members to develop specific mechanisms to engage stakeholders in disaster risk reduction measures and build on the spirit of volunteerism.
Mr Portuphy also asked the Committee to explore avenues for resource mobilisation to support NADMO towards the implementation of sectoral plans and programmes.
He noted that disaster risk is increasingly becoming a global concern.
Naba Aleemyaroom, on behalf of the members, pledged to work hard to assist NADMO to reduce disasters in the Region.