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05 Feb 24

Policy Recommendations On Harnessing Sub-National Government Leadership In Driving Climate Action

i. Climate Education is a climate solution. Climate education and communication hold a key solution in increasing the awareness campaign on climate action, especially mainstreaming Climate education into the school curricula and grassroots community programs. It is only through education that students can develop climate solutions. By incorporating climate change…

02 Feb 24

Channeling Subsidy Savings Towards Green Growth And Sustainable Development, By Chukwumerije Okereke

In a daring move, Nigeria’s President, His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, declared the immediate abolition of fuel subsidies during his Inaugural Address on May 29, 2023, stating quite simply that “subsidy is gone”. In the coming months, President Tinubu would go on to announce that the money from…

23 Jan 24

COP28: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly of The Global Stock-take Text

impactforsocial.com Domain Registration February 22, 2024 The 28th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took a significant step by unveiling a bold Global Stocktake (GST) draft that underscored the imperative for nations worldwide to steer away from the use…

15 Jan 24

The Subnational Climate Mapping Study

The Society for Planet and Prosperity, in collaboration with the Department of Climate Change, the Federal Ministry of Environment and the Nigeria Governors Forum, developed a Study Project on “Mapping Climate Impacts, Policies and Actions at the Subnational Level in Nigeria”. The study is conceived as a first step to…

08 Jan 24

Enugu Govt Proposes Trust Fund for Climate-related Activities, To Plant 10,000 Trees

Enugu State government plans to establish a trust fund for climate-related activities, which will be driven by young leaders and plant about 10,000 trees in a pilot scheme in the Udi local council of the state. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, made this known when…

23 Dec 23

Young Climate Change leaders To Plant 10,000 Trees in Enugu

Young climate change leaders in Enugu have pledged to plant 10,000 trees in Enugu as part of activities to make the state greener. The leaders made the pledge during a visit, coordinated by Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, to the Enugu State Government to inform him of their plan to make the…

22 Dec 23

IVLP Impact Award Climate Leaders Pay Visit To Enugu Govt

Renowned climate change governance scholar and advocate, Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, has coordinated the visit of young climate leaders to the Enugu State Government House to share and discuss their vision for how Enugu state might become a greener and more resilient city. The visit to the Enugu State Government on…

18 Dec 23

Young Enugu Climate Activists Tasked On Advocacy

Director, Centre for Climate Change and Development, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi State, Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, has charged young climate activists in Enugu to aspire to be champions in their field of advocacy. Okereke gave the advice at the International Visitors Leadership (IVLP) Impact Award in Enugu, the Enugu State…

02 Dec 23

Nigeria launches Long Term Low Emission Development Strategy at COP28

Nigeria has achieved what looks like another major milestone in her effort to achieve a net zero carbon economy by 2060 by launching its Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy on Friday, December 1, 2023, at COP28 in Dubai, UAE. The event, which was graced by dignitaries and delegates from different…

20 Nov 23

Nigeria Unveils Report To Map Climate Impacts Across 36 States

The Federal Government of Nigeria has released a report as part of its efforts to identify the specific support needs of the federation’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to combat climate change. Titled “Mapping Climate Change Impact, Policy, and Action in Nigeria’s 36 States and Federal Capital…

Policy Recommendations On Harnessing Sub-National Government Leadership In Driving Climate Action

Channeling Subsidy Savings Towards Green Growth And Sustainable Development, By Chukwumerije Okereke

COP28: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly of The Global Stock-take Text

The Subnational Climate Mapping Study

Enugu Govt Proposes Trust Fund for Climate-related Activities, To Plant 10,000 Trees

Young Climate Change leaders To Plant 10,000 Trees in Enugu

IVLP Impact Award Climate Leaders Pay Visit To Enugu Govt

Young Enugu Climate Activists Tasked On Advocacy

Nigeria launches Long Term Low Emission Development Strategy at COP28

Nigeria Unveils Report To Map Climate Impacts Across 36 States

Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, SPP President, speaking at the Nigerian Pavilion at COP29 Azerbaijan

Enugu Advocates Sustainable Approach to Climate Change

The Climate Conundrum

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