By Musa Baba Adamu
Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to global environmental governance and sustainable land management in line with the objectives of the Great Green Wall Initiative across the Sahel region.
The Director General, National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW), Saleh Abubakar, stated this at the 8th Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Mr Abubakar, who joined the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, at the conference, said the participation of the agency underscored President Bola Tinubu’s administration determination to address the impact of climate change in Nigeria, especially in the 11 front line states.
The DG explained that the high-level global gathering brought together world leaders, policymakers, environmental experts, development partners, and stakeholders to deliberate on pressing environmental challenges and sustainable development priorities.
He said: “ The Assembly serves as a strategic platform for advancing international cooperation on climate action, biodiversity conservation, land restoration, sustainable agriculture, and environmental sustainability.”
The NAGGW boss reiterated the resolved of the agency to strengthen partnerships with global partners with a view to mobilizing support for Nigeria’s Great Green Wall initiative and other environmental restoration programmes targeted at combating desertification, land degradation, improving livelihoods, enhancing food security, building resilient
Abubakar sought enhanced support of global partners to enable the agency address desertification in the northern Nigeria and restore degraded ecosystems, and strengthening the role of local communities.
