By Abubakar Yunusa, Abuja
In a landmark push for inclusive climate governance, UN Women and the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) have unveiled Nigeria’s first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Gender Integration Toolkit and Strategy in Abuja.
The initiative, launched at the United Nations House, aims to ensure that gender equality becomes a driving force in Nigeria’s climate policies rather than an afterthought.
The toolkit introduces eight sectoral guides and a cross-sectoral Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) and Climate Finance Toolkit.
These tools will help ministries and agencies turn gender commitments into measurable actions across energy, agriculture, water, waste, transport, industry, oil and gas, and health sectors.
UN Women Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms Beatrice Eyong, described the launch as a milestone in embedding equality into climate action.
“Today is not just the unveiling of a technical resource; it is the reaffirmation of our commitment to ensure Nigeria’s climate response is inclusive, equitable and effective,” Eyong said.
She stressed that women must be at the centre of climate policies. “Gender equality is not an add-on but a critical driver of resilience, innovation and sustainable development,” she added.
Eyong announced that sectoral training sessions would be held from 7 to 17 October 2025 to build the technical capacity of federal and state officials to apply the toolkit.
Director-General of the NCCC, Barrister Omotenioye Majekodunmi, said integrating gender equality into climate response was vital to building national resilience.
