Lagos State Government has planned to mainstream climate action in the next phase of its developmental agenda.

To this end, the state has decided to co-opt the organised private sector from the planning stage to the delivery of its ninth international climate change summit scheduled for August 2-3, 2022.

The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello, disclosed this during a pre-event media briefing at Alausa, Ikeja, aimed at giving an update on the state’s preparations for hosting the summit with the theme, “Integrating Climate Actions in Lagos State Development: Investment Opportunities and Trade-offs.’’

Bello said Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu would be the special guest of honour, while the lead paper titled:
‘’Financing Transformative Climate Actions for Lagos State’’ would be delivered by Director of the Centre for Climate and Development, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike, Nigeria, Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke.