Abia To Domesticate Climate Change Programmes – Official

Abia State Commissioner for Environment and Urban Renewal, Mr Phillimon Ogbonna, has said that the state will domesticate climate change programmes during its first summit in Umuahia.

Ogbonna disclosed this during an event to mark the 2023 Diocesan Tree Planting Campaign of the Catholic Diocese at Christ the King Cathedral, Aba, on Thursday.

The summit would be the first in the state since the climate change issue gained traction in 2016. According to him, the annual tree planting reminds man the connection he has with nature.

“Abia government is planning the first Climate Change Summit where all the partners in this area will come together to domesticate Climate Change programmes in the state,” he said.

The commissioner said that tree planting is important to humanity and the earth because through sustaining the environment, human life is sustained.

Trees and forests play important roles in mitigating the impact of climate change and other environmental challenges like flooding and other forces of nature.

The Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Aba, Most Rev. Augustine Echema said earlier that this year’s diocesan tree planting was “a green revolution campaign.”

The campaign was in line with the Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa and the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria. Also, to remind man of the need to care for the earth, which belongs to every other creature for a peaceful co-existence.

Echema noted that the campaign has a mandate to plant about 1,000 economic trees.

The bishop, therefore, urged all Nigerians to consciously work towards protecting the earth. He also appreciated the attention the present administration is giving to protecting the environment.

NAN/Shakirat Sadiq