Garama Saratou Rabiou Inoussa | |
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Garama Saratou Rabiou Inoussa | |
Minister for Environment and Combating Desertification | |
In office 7 April 2021 – 26 July 2023 | |
President | Mohamed Bazoum |
Prime Minister | Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou |
Preceded by | Almoustapha Garba (as Environment and Sustainable Development) |
Succeeded by | Maizama Abdoulaye (as Hydraulics, Sanitation and Environment) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1977-09-03) 3 September 1977 (age 47) Niamey, Niger |
Nationality | Niger |
Occupation | Politician |
Garama Saratou Rabiou Inoussa (born 3 September 1977) is a Nigerien politician. She serves as a minister in the government of Mohamed Bazoum.
Early life and education
Garama Saratou Rabiou Inoussa holds a master's degree in project management and a bachelor's degree in sociology. She is a volunteer, a member of the board, and a program officer for Circle-Dev. She coordinated the project for the prevention of violent extremism among youth in the peri-urban areas of Niamey (PREV) and the Sport-Dev project in Tillabéry before being appointed minister in April 2021.
Political career
She was appointed Minister for Environment and Combating Desertification in Bazoum's government. She was a speaker at the 2023 International Union for Conservation of Nature Leaders Forum, held in Geneva, Switzerland. She has also advocated for wealthy nations to fulfil commitments to establish a Climate Loss Fund to assist least developed countries with the financial costs of climate change.
References
- "Nous connaître — CercleDev". cercledev.org. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- "Sports pour le développement |". voice.global. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- "Saratou Rabiou Inoussa Garama". IUCN Leaders Forum.
- Wilkins, Henry (20 December 2022). "Niger Urges Rich Nations to Make 'Climate Loss Fund' Operational". VOA. 24 March 2022.
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