Climate Change: Buhari Unfolds Plans To Reverse Its Negative Effects In Nigeria - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 24, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari in New York announcedrobust plans and initiatives by his administration to reverse the negativeeffects of climate change in Nigeria.
A statement by the President’s Special Adviser onMedia and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in Abuja, said the plans were revealed inhis address to the United Nations Climate Action Summit with the theme, “A RaceWe Can Win. A Race We Must Win.”
While sharing the sentiment expressed by the UNSecretary-General that the world is on the verge of climate catastrophe,President Buhari stated that ”undeniably, Climate Change is a human-inducedphenomenon.”
He, therefore, stressed the need for Member Statesto step-up their collective climate actions in line with the request of theSecretary General.
On the water sector, President Buhari revealed thatNigeria would issue a Green Bond for irrigation and construct multi-purposedams for power, irrigation and water supply.
The Nigerian leader also disclosed that Nigeria hadembarked on diversification of its energy sources from dependence ongas-powered system to hydro, solar, wind, biomass and nuclear sources.