NGO trains CSOs, MDAs on conflict sensitivity, climate adaptation

International Alert, a leading peace building organisation, has built the capacity of civil society organsiations and Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) on conflict sensitivity and climate adaptation approaches.
The Country Director of International Alert, Dr Paul Nyulaku-Bemshima, made this known at a workshop on the Nigerian Conflict Sensitivity and Climate Adaptation Facility (NC-SAF) in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the workshop with the theme, “Capacity Building and Strategy Planning Workshop on Conflict Sensitivity and Climate Adaptation Approaches” was organised with support from Irish Aid.
Nyulaku-Bemshima said that the workshop, which was a follow-up to the launch of the NC-SAF in November, brought together key stakeholders to discuss the intersections of climate change and conflict in Nigeria.
“This is the consultative learning event of NC-SAF because organisations indicated capacity building as something that we should address imminently.
“More importantly, we want this event to enable different organisations understand different perspectives around climate change, climate adaptation, mitigation, and conflict sensitivity.
“Most of the conflicts in Nigeria are resource-based and so conflict and climate change are existential issues that we must deal with all together.
“So in this workshop, key outcome for us is enhanced learning, co-creation of ideas and at the end of the day, this fits nicely into the strategy session,” he said.
According to him, the strategy session will prepare stakeholders with enough knowledge and skills to make the most contributions of the priorities into the NC-SAF.(NAN)