Group, stakeholders partner to mitigate climate change, plant 6m trees in Kaduna

By Bisola Adeyemo

Aid Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), in partnership with government agencies and private organisations in Kaduna State have designed a project to control and mitigate climate change, promote sanitation and hygiene as well as tackling the problem of open defecation.

The Executive director of the Foundation, Emmanuel Bonet said that the project was designed on the sideline of a one-day engagement with relevant stakeholders in Kaduna on Friday under the initiative project tagged, “Green Peace.”

According to Environews, Bonet said that before 2022, one million trees would be planted in strategic locations within Kaduna metropolis alone to promote peace.

His words “After this, we have a target of planting five million trees within the forests of Kagoro in Kaura Local Government Area (LGA), Afaka in Kudan LGA and Chikun, in Chikun LGA.

“These forests are already depleting due to massive deforestation by loggers, and in dire need of afforestation by planting trees.

“We are also working with renewable energy organisations to provide alternative sources of clean energy for people using wood to cook and for other businesses.

“We are also hoping that toilets are going to be built in all public facilities like banks, supermarkets, hospitals, particularly at the entrance gate so that people can access them easily.

“This will go a long way in preventing open defecation in the state, particularly around public infrastructure and offices.

“Therefore, the engagement was to get the private organisations and government agencies to commit to making provisions for toilet facilities that will be accessible by members of the public,” he added.