Dakar, June 30 (APS) – Water and sanitation engineer Fadel Ndaw presented, Saturday, in Dakar, his latest work entitled “A journey along the water”, in which he says he wants to take stock of the challenges of this resource which he presented as “a factor of peace which unites human beings”.
“By writing this book, I invited you to delve into the pages of my life. A journey along the water is not only my story, it is the mirror of a resource that unites us all,” declared the author during the dedication and presentation ceremony, in the presence of the Minister of Hydraulics and Sanitation, Cheikh Tidiane Dièye and other actors operating in the water sector.
In Fadel Ndaw’s opinion, “water is first and foremost a factor of peace that unites human beings, like the Organization for the Development of the Senegal River (OMVS)”.
He also mentioned the case of Ndiaya Ndiaye and Ndiokou Ndiaye, two villages in the department of Dagana (Saint-Louis) which, according to him, “were able to share a borehole for the common good”, thus contributing to putting an end to “a conflict that had lasted for a long time”.
“My greatest wish is to spark debates and discussions for water around the main themes addressed in this book and to facilitate a sharing of experience between the old and the young,” said the principal specialist in water and sanitation at the World Bank.
A graduate of the Strasbourg School of Water and Environmental Engineering (France) in 1984, Fadel Ndaw revealed that his forty years of experience taught him that “water must be protected, controlled, stored wisely, treated, evacuated with care and better reused in order to ensure well-being and health”.
Having served in Senegal, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ivory Coast and the World Bank, Mr. Ndaw also focused on the fate of the Falémé River which, according to him, “is dying little by little”
“I call on the OMVS member states to accelerate the construction of the Gourbassi dam, which is the only sustainable solution, and for the states to wage a fierce fight against illegal gold mining, which is killing this river,” he insisted.
Coming to chair the meeting, Minister of Hydraulics and Sanitation, Presiding over the ceremony, Cheikh Tidiane Dièye, welcomed this work which he presented as “a legacy for the current and future generations”.
“This work is a very important tool for posterity. When you write a work, share your knowledge, you become even more useful,” said Mr. Dièye.
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