Nahouri: The DINADANE project organized public conferences from Monday 17 to Friday 21 November 2025 in the five communes of the Nahouri province, to prevent conflicts related to access and management of shared natural resources while strengthening social cohesion. The problem of cross-border transhumance, the exploitation of natural resources, and internal and cross-border conflicts are increasingly recurrent in several localities in Burkina Faso.

According to Burkina Information Agency, the DINADANE project, in collaboration with its partners, organized these public conferences in the five municipalities that make up the province to address these issues. In each of the municipalities, themes such as social cohesion, sustainable management of natural resources, conflicts related to access to natural resources, and sustainable management of pastoral spaces and facilities were developed by the provincial directorates of humanitarian action, water and forests, and agriculture and fisheries resources, as well as members of the provincial observatory for the prevention and management of conflicts (OPPREGECC).

At the end of these awareness and exchange tours, various actors, including customary and religious authorities, pastors, agro-pastoralists, and technical services, committed to strengthening social cohesion and respecting local rules that govern the exploitation of natural resources, transhumance, and the movement of goods and people in Burkina Faso and Ghana. According to Beore Somda, the social cohesion officer for the DINADANE project, the objectives have been largely achieved in view of the quality of the exchanges and the contributions of the populations. This demonstrates a resolute commitment to using shared natural resources rationally and preserving them while prioritizing social cohesion.

The DINADANE project is a consensual management initiative for shared natural resources in the border areas of the Nando and Nazinon regions. The project, funded by the PATRIP Foundation, is being implemented by the HELP, RECOPA, NUNUNA Federation, and CLIP consortium in Ghana.