Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has said the state is one of the most affected by climate change in Nigeria.
He said that the state being most affected is due to the high degree of carbon emissions and environmental degradation.
The governor said this on Saturday in Yenagoa, when a consultancy firm, Ecologistics Integrated Services (EIS), presented a report on the state’s participation at the 26th session of the Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland.
He said the world was transiting from oil to cleaner energy, and that all concerned should be part of the process so that the state would not be left behind.
He also called on environmental activists to partner with government to attract the needed resources for development of the state, the Nation reports.
The governor explained that Bayelsa participated at COP26 as one of the most affected states by climate change and the conference provided an opportunity to take its challenges to the global platform.
Diri noted that the state was blessed with abundant resources that needed to be harnessed through partnership and collaborations.
He thanked the consultants for making a comprehensive report on the state’s participation at the conference, adding that the the government would work with them to explore other areas to improve its economy.