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Advisor, Hamza Lawal, Nigerian Youth Climate Action Network
(NYCAN) , an NGO, says the effective combat of climate change and improved
environmental sustainability rest on the shoulders of the youths.
Lawal, who is also a member, Steering Committee SustainNIGERIA, spoke at the children’s’ day celebration and the introduction of the
Abuja Rio +20 on Sunday, at the Millennium Park, Abuja.
He said that this was so because children and the youths
constituted more than 60 per cent of the total population of Nigeria and
represented the generation mostly affected by climate change.
“Though climate change affects everyone, we bear the
greatest brunt of its impact because it is in our time and in our children’s’
future that the full consequences would be felt,’’ he said
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| Unico addressing the participant |
Lawal called on the youths to focus on the threats of
climate change to agriculture, food security, human health, rural development
and land productivity.
He called on the Federal Government to support their
participation at United Nations conventions and other global events for proper
youth representation and exposure to global decision making.
The advisor also urged the government and other partners to
expand the economic substructure of the country beyond the oil and gas, to more
sustainable business practices such as agriculture, tourism, and information
technology.
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| Youth Calling for Actions |
He also called on the government to promote agricultural
policies that were eco-friendly and sustainable and ensure that such policies
conformed to international practices in environmental impact auditing.
Lawal said that the group had resolved to work with the
government to improve the quality of education in the country through
volunteerism, mentoring, and the use of ICT in the schools and community based
education.
He urged the government to encourage the youths to volunteer
for early warning and emergency responses to prevent disaster.
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| Group Photograph of Participants at Abuja+20 event!!! |
Source: The TIDE.
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