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AMA boss outlines development priorities at conference with Pope Francis
The Metropolitan Chief Executive of Accra, Dr Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, has said mayors have the tools and capacity to mobilise resources to spearhead development in their countries.
He has subsequently urged his colleague mayors in other countries to use that capacity boldly, as they pursue the development agenda.
The mayor, who was speaking at a two-day conference called by Pope Francis at the Vatican last week, said: “It is clear that we, as mayors, have the tools and the capacity to mobilise communities at the grass-roots level, including the poorest of the poor. Let’s use them boldly to implement the call by His Holiness.”
He has subsequently urged his colleague mayors in other countries to use that capacity boldly, as they pursue the development agenda.
The mayor, who was speaking at a two-day conference called by Pope Francis at the Vatican last week, said: “It is clear that we, as mayors, have the tools and the capacity to mobilise communities at the grass-roots level, including the poorest of the poor. Let’s use them boldly to implement the call by His Holiness.”
Mayors of Africa
Pope Francis invited 65 mayors from Africa, South America, the United States and Asia on Tuesday, July 21, and Wednesday July 22, to the conference on how cities could address the “interconnected emergencies” of Climate Change and Human Trafficking.
Recounting his experience on dealing with natural catastrophes, the mayor of Accra called for strengthened measures to be put in place in order to mitigate the impact of similar emergencies in the future.
“City authorities must ensure that early warning systems are placed to alert people about expected rains, so that appropriately covered drainage systems are constructed; and lagoons and other water bodies with channels into the sea must always be dredged,” he said.
Pope Francis invited 65 mayors from Africa, South America, the United States and Asia on Tuesday, July 21, and Wednesday July 22, to the conference on how cities could address the “interconnected emergencies” of Climate Change and Human Trafficking.
Recounting his experience on dealing with natural catastrophes, the mayor of Accra called for strengthened measures to be put in place in order to mitigate the impact of similar emergencies in the future.
“City authorities must ensure that early warning systems are placed to alert people about expected rains, so that appropriately covered drainage systems are constructed; and lagoons and other water bodies with channels into the sea must always be dredged,” he said.
