FG reiterates commitment to climate change

By : Chinedum Uwaegbulam

Date: 13 December 2019 4:28am WAT

Secretary of State in the Ministry of Environment, Government Plenipotentiary for COP24 Presidency, Michal Kurtyka (C) leads the inaugural session at the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) summit on December 2, 2018 in Katowice, Poland. Representatives from nearly 200 countries began crunch UN climate talks in Poland against a backdrop of dire environmental warnings and a call for action against the "urgent" threats posed by climate change. Janek SKARZYNSKI / AFP

The Federal Government has reiterated its resolve to play a significant role globally in the tackling of climate change.

The Minister of Environment, Dr. Mahmood Muhammad Abubakar, stated this while addressing the Ministerial High-Level Segment of the 25th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and related meetings in Madrid, Spain.

Abubakar, who represented President Muhammadu Buhari, said: “It is obvious that the challenges of climate change are enormous. Nigeria therefore calls for sustainable joint and collaborative efforts to tackle the problem. We are willing to be part of the solution.”