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Garama Saratou Rabiou Inoussa

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Garama Saratou Rabiou Inoussa
Garama Saratou Rabiou Inoussa
Minister for Environment and Combating Desertification
In office
7 April 2021 – 26 July 2023
PresidentMohamed Bazoum
Prime MinisterOuhoumoudou Mahamadou
Preceded byAlmoustapha Garba (as Environment and Sustainable Development)
Succeeded byMaizama Abdoulaye (as Hydraulics, Sanitation and Environment)
Personal details
Born (1977-09-03) 3 September 1977 (age 47)
Niamey, Niger
NationalityNiger
OccupationPolitician

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

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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.[1] 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[2] before being appointed minister in April 2021.

Political career

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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.[3] 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.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Nous connaître — CercleDev". cercledev.org. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Sports pour le développement |". voice.global. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Saratou Rabiou Inoussa Garama". IUCN Leaders Forum.
  4. ^ Wilkins, Henry (20 December 2022). "Niger Urges Rich Nations to Make 'Climate Loss Fund' Operational". VOA. 24 March 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)