Lagos govt plans summit to tackle climate change

By Bertram Nwannekanma

29 July 2022 | 3:45 am

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

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.

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