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b. 1955 Ivory Coast
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Peers will evaluate the research programs and provide funding to enable research teams to carry out their work.
The aim is to prioritize scientific excellence and innovation.
This high-level seminar allowed me to establish contacts.
It is important that these programs receive financial support to meet expectations.
We do not have funding at the moment, but we believe we will obtain some.
If we are organized, if we have visibility, with research programs and clear indicators to achieve, this will attract development aid and the private sector.
At Félix Houphouët-Boigny University in Abidjan, we established, four years ago, a scientific and innovation project that hosts research units in biopesticides and phytomedicines.
We also have skilled researchers who help farmers better manage their crops according to the seasons.
This is why we believe that the ERC (European Research Council) model would allow us to make significant progress.
That is why our country is fully committed to the fight against climate change.
Our forest cover has been reduced by more than 80% in half a century.
Several instruments have already been established.
The release of mercury into the environment.
We have a science and innovation hub within Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, which serves as a true incubation center connecting businesses and innovations.
For our research to have a real impact on society, it is important that funding be better directed toward issues of environment, climate change, food security, and water resources.
If we do nothing, we risk becoming like the Northern countries, with high levels of pollution.
It is essential that we ensure high quality technological training and scientific research.
We have launched a program to combat climate change and ratified several conventions concerning soil degradation.
Our universities and major schools have all directed their research toward climate change and sustainable development.
If we request that this African Research Council take into account the research themes of CAMES, which are already very advanced, it will help attract funding.