Mitigation Assessment Report on NDC, Nigeria, UNDP host stakeholders
With representation from across the entire sectors of the economic, the parley, holding in Lagos, dissected the draft report and made several modifications for integration.
Mitigation Assessment for the Nationally Determined Contributed Revision Process,” the organisers, led by the two International Consultants who prepared the draft, Chris Malley and Jessica Slater, defended the report vehemently, citing the integrity of the sources relied upon.
The outcome of the parley is to push for the adoption of the recommendations in the draft for onward presentation to the Federal Executive Council Meeting and passage of same as part of working documents for the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution on Climate Change.
In his remarks, Mr. Huzi Mshelia, the National Coordinator for NDC Support Programme, said the parley was key to helping the country achieve policy clarity in its ambitious goal to prevent climate calamity in the country.
Acting Director, Department of Climate Change (DCC) in the Federal Ministry of Environment, Mrs Halima Bawa, said the dispassionate look of the stakeholders on the document would further cement its credibility when it is eventually passed.
