By Bill W. Cooper
Amidst threats posed to climate change to the existence of communities and cities, the government through the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) has embarked on the implementation of a MonGrow Green Project in the Borough of Kru Town and the Township of West Point respectively.
The project, according to the government, is intended to help fight climate change and promote climate resilience throughout Monrovia and its environs.
Supported by the Mayors Migration Council through the Global Cities Fund, MonGrow Green Project is a US$200,000 Grant project aimed at addressing emerging challenges resulting from the global pandemics to climate crisis.
Additionally, the project will also witness the planting of at least 20,000 trees along the seashores of New Kru Town and West Point, these communities that have suffered the effects of erosion and climate change that damaged homes and properties over the years.
Officially launching the project, Monrovia City Mayor, Jefferson Koijee stated that the 20,000 trees when planted will mitigate erosion and stabilize climate resilience and build forests along the coast.
According to Koijee, the project will also provide empowerment opportunities through livelihoods training and business support for over 150 beneficiaries across the two affected communities.
He added that the areas selected in Kru Town and West Point are situated on the coastal belt; something he said justified their inclusion on the project after directly being affected by the sea erosion over the years.
He, at the same time, encouraged beneficiaries to provide protection and preserve the trees to be planted at all times and urged them to work with the local authority to maintain and implement the project.
Meanwhile, the city government is working with SHADE LIBERIA and the support of dwellers to plant the 20,000 trees to absorb excess ground water and protect the coastlines of West Point and New Kru Town from erosion.
In remark, SHADE LIBERIA boss Tarnue Dorbor disclosed that the trees will include 10,500 mangroves, 9,000 coconuts, and 500 flower trees respectively.
Both West Point Commissioner, William Wieh and the Borough of Kru Town governor, Moses Doe Weah lauded the Mayors Migration Council for the initiative, noting that it is through them they can protect their communities.
Both Wieh and Weah maintained that the choosing West Point and New Kru Town is a plus thus terming the project as a pilot project whose extension is based on the first performance.
The Kru Town governor and West Point Commissioner then urged the citizens not to steal the trees, vowing to provide security for the project through their respective offices, adding that the project is meant to beautify the Borough and the Township of West Point.
