The meeting was aimed at ensuring legislative backing for the Nigeria's Intended National Determined Contributions and embrace the global fight against climate change.
The one-day round table tagged
"Pursuing Legislative Agenda To Enhance Nigeria's Climate
Resilience," was organized by the Climate Change Department of the Federal
Ministry of Environment with the support of the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP).
During the discussion, the Nigerian
Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki who was represented by the Chairman, Senate
Committee on Ecology, Alhaji Bukar Abba said that global prosperity and
development are increasingly threatened by climate change and natural disasters.
Saraki said that human
activities are responsible for the greenhouse gas emissions, explaining that the
effect will destroy the foundations of human societies, food and health,
security, infrastructure and eco-system sustainability.
On his part, UNDP Country
Representative, Pa Lamin Beyai, said that it is crucial that the National
Assembly be better equipped to appreciate the impact of climate change on the
economy, the imperative of reducing ecological scarcity and environmental risks
and why adequate budgetary appropriation for climate responses and activities
is required.
However, Dr Saraki emphasised
that there would be a comprehensive review of the existing national legislative,
in order to access its consistency with the Paris Agreement.
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