The Minister of Water Resources Sulieman Adamu has informed that the Federal Government is planning on including climate change into national policy.
Adamu stated this while declaring open a two-day Nigeria National Committee for UNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme symposium on Wednesday in Abuja.
Adamu, who was speaking through the Director of Hydrological in the ministry, Adeyinka Adenukpor, said, “In our national policy, we will incorporate this issue that we are preaching, the global messages, that is all over the world, we are going to internalise it in our national policies.
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‘The experts are here to brainstorm on how to reduce climate change hazards in the world and particularly in Nigeria” the minister added.
He further stressed that Climate change affects virtually every aspect of life, be it health, environment, energy, food production even education and efforts must be geared towards developing an appropriate and scientific basis for sustainable planning and development of water resources.
The minister called on all stakeholders to participate actively in developing Climate Change Model Guild for all the Hydrological areas.
In his welcome remarks, the Chairman of the Nigeria National Committee for UNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme, Professor David Jimoh, explained that Nigeria will play a key role in the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme strategic plan which would help the nation achieve the sustainable development goals related to water and sanitation.
