By Mashe Umaru Gwamna
Federal government says it’s main priorities and expectation outcomes at the COP27
will be exploring options for climate finance and building partnerships that will drive the country’s emissions reduction ambitions, adaptation, and climate change mitigation.
The Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, made this know at the weekend to journalists
at a ministerial press briefing on Nigeria’s preparation for the 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) slated for Egypt in November.
Abdullahi disclosed that
the focus will be on sustainable funding mechanism that drives nature-based solutions such as land restoration, reforestation,
combating desertification, climate smart-agricultural practices as well as adaptation strategies.
He explained that,” Nigeria will also seek collaboration and support on sustainable waste management, renewable clean energy provision, and finance for loss and damage.
“Nigeria will push for developed countries to fulfil financial pledges to aid in tackling the climate crisis.
“The expected outcomes of Nigeria’s participation will include increased partnership building that help Nigeria achieve its emission reduction targets, address adaptation and mitigation, establish sustainable financing for climate actions, resilience building, poverty eradication, Energy Transition and sustainable development”,he said .
He emphasized that,”Nigeria, will not take a position of ‘know it all’ but will align with the
West Africa region’s identification of the thematic issues faced by the continent and the group’s interim position on each which includes doubling adaptation finance by 2025; clarification on the support arrangements to address loss and damage; closing the climate financing gap.
Others are scaling up Africa’s mitigation ambition and implementation; strengthening the linkage between technology and financial mechanisms.
“The global stocktake on progress on the Paris
Agreement; transparency; gender and climate change; agriculture; Article 6 and carbon pricing and Africa’s unique needs and
particular circumstance. “
He noted that at this COP, Nigeria will be including young professionals and youths to understudy the negotiators and advance Nigeria’s position.
This is part of the ongoing capacity building sessions by the Ministry in the
development of its bank of Youth Negotiators.
Similarly, the minister inaugurated COP27 National Logo.
He said that the inauguration of the Logo represented alignment with ideals and objectives of COP27 but distinctively projecting national priorities as a country.
He said that the COP27 was a rare opportunity for parties and observers to come together and grapple with a challenge that is impacting humanity.
He said that the conference is also to showcase unity against an existential threat that can only overcome through concerted action and effective implementation.
The minister said that the top priorities and expectations by Nigeria from the conference include the provision of National Pavilion at the COP27 venue.
He said that the pavilion would serve as a base for hosting all activities by the Nigerian delegation during the conference to hold bilateral meetings.
