Agora Policy and its partners will host key stakeholders to a policy dialogue aimed at charting a sustainable pathway for the country.
A statement by Waziri Adio, founder of Agora Policy, indicated that the high-level event titled “Nigeria, Climate Change, and the Green Economy”, will hold on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja.
Organised as part of the build-up to and preparation for COP28, the event will feature a policy-facing dissection of the risks and opportunities that climate change, the energy transition and the green economy present to Nigeria.
The dialogue is organised in partnership with NatureNews, the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation, The Cable, The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), Clean Technology Hub, and Centre for Climate Change and Development (CCCD).
The event will witness the public presentation of Agora Policy’s latest policy report, “Climate Change and Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria”, which was produced with the support of the MacArthur Foundation, also the primary sponsor of this policy conversation.
The report highlights the different channels through which adverse effects of climate change could worsen in Nigeria and further compound the country’s developmental challenges.
It also points out the opportunities for Nigeria to foster rapid economic growth, diversify its energy sources, generate employment for its burgeoning youthful and urbanising populace, and address pervasive poverty and inequality through an equitable energy transition.
The presentation of the report will be followed by a policy conversation among stakeholders critical to climate action and the operation of a green economy in the country.
The panellists include Mr. Abubakar Suleiman, CEO, Sterling Bank; Dr. Salisu Dahiru, Director-General, the National Council on Climate Change; Mrs. Olufunke Baruwa, Programme Officer, Ford Foundation; and Ms. Tengi George-Ikoli Senior Officer, the Natural Resource Governance Institute. The panel will be moderated by Mr. Amara Nwankpa, the Director of Public Policy Initiatives at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation.
The panel will then be followed by an interactive session where key stakeholders will share diverse perspectives on what Nigeria needs to do to strengthen its resilience to climate change and its transition to a greener economy.
