The Cross River State Government through the Ministry of Environment has called for collaboration with the National Council on Climate Change to enable her ease climate change patterns in the state.

The call was made when the Commissioner for Environment, Moses Osogi, paid a courtesy call on the Director General (DG) of NCCC in his office at Abuja.

Emphasising the importance of establishing an harmonious relationship between both entities, Osogi stated that the working visit was propelled by the need to interface and understudy the dynamics of NCCC as well as seek support for the state in the face of the rising climate change cycle.

On the role of environment in climate change, Osogi said the “environment works to maintain balance in climate change, hence the need for National Council on Climate Change to provide the enabling platform and spearhead the drive for environmental activities that would mitigate and prevent shifting climate change patterns for the well-being of Cross River residents.’’

He expressed regret at the challenges facing the environmental, pointing out that waste disposal, erosion and flood issues as well as residents’ behavioural attitude, were issues being tackled by his ministry.

He disclosed that Cross River State was recently rated as the third cleanest state in the country, attributing the record to the tireless efforts of the ministry’s activities.

Responding, the Director General (DG), National Council on Climate Change, Alhaji. Dr. Salisu Dahiru appreciated the commissioner for his visit and applauded him for his professionalism dispositions.

It would recalled that Cross River State was the first city to be branded as a Garden City, the NCCC  DG decried the recent degradation of the environmental standards of the state  and assured the council’s collaboration to boost the environmental activities especially in the implementation of climate change action plan.