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4.3
The Sectorial Consultation
The sectorial consultation on the Environment and Desertification Control initiative
arose from the firm determination of the government of the Niger to engage in a
resolute fight against the environment scourges. It was organized in order to:
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Share with the development partners the national vision of the environment
problems and appreciate the relevance of the strategic and operational framework
adopted to face them;
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Motivate partners' adherence to the present Medium Term Action Plan (MTAP)
as a translation of this shared vision;
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Finally, improve partners' engagement to support the Niger in the implementa-
tion of the identified priority actions.
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Medium Term Action Plan
An outcome of the Environment and Desertification Control initiative was the
Medium Term Action Plan and this, it is hoped, will guide Niger's effort to combat
desertification.
5.1
Purpose and Principles
5.1.1
Purpose
The purpose of the MTAP is to implement the orientations, strategies and programs
of the SRP (strategy to reduce poverty) and the SRD (strategy for rural development)
in relation to environment and desertification control. In this regard, it:
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Specified the relevant sectorial sub-programs and priority actions to be carried
out during the 2006-2011 period;
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Contributed to a stronger mobilization of the country's partners in order to
support the public and private sector actors, the civil society, the territorial com-
munities and the local communities in their efforts of a sustainable management
of the natural resources.
5.1.2
Principles
Conceived in the programmatic mould of the SRD, which it is now one of its
components, the MTAP adopts the holistic approach that characterizes the two
reference frameworks. It aims at combating poverty from an environmental point
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