By Egena Sunday Ode
WaterAid, an international non-governmental organisation, has called on all tiers of government to provide interventions to help communities mitigate the impact of climate change on water supply in the country.
WaterAid’s Chief Executive Officer, Tim Wainwright, who made the call at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja, said it was time to shift attention to those most affected by climate crisis.
According to him, no one can be resilient to climate change if he does not have access to water, saying that adaptation strategies must be prioritised by all levels of government.
“We are seeing the impact of climate change and the impact of climate change on the human race is principally through water, either too much or too little, so we see droughts.
“We see flooding; we see sea level rise; we see we see the groundwater levels dropping to dangerously low levels; so, it is a huge issue.
“ It is a big risk; and it is getting bigger all the time with climate change.
“The impact is getting stronger and it is hitting the parts of the world– the countries in the world that did the least to cause climate change.
“So, we see that it is fundamental to do more work on adapting to climate change, building the resilience of communities; nobody can be resilient to climate change if they do not have access to water,’’ he said.
