Susan Hedman, Great Lakes National Manager for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, opened the conference by emphasizing "the scale of the resource management challenges in the North American and African Lakes systems, which hold almost half of the earth's surface freshwater resources."
Mratibu Mradi wa Kilimo wa Taasisi ya Winamwnga Cultural Heritage Association, Saidi Simkonda (katikati), akitoa mada katika uzinduzi wa mafunzo ya kilimo hai na mafunzo ya ufugaji wa kuku chotara na mafunzo ya utunzaji wa mazingira yaliyofanyika wilayani Kisarawe mkoani Pwani juzi.