Nigeria holds workshop on post COP 26 implementation

Stakeholders in the Environmental sector have held a workshop to initiate discussion on the pathways for achieving the national commitments made at COP 26 in Glasgow Scotland.

The Nigerian Ministry of Environment said the workshop comprised of climate change experts was to bring together relevant stakeholders for a post COP 26 consultation and dialogue.

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Environment Sharon Ikeazor stated this in Post COP 26 National Stakeholder Consultative Meeting held in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.

She noted that the workshop will develop an implementation roadmap for national climate actions that will leverage the opportunity for just green transition that was created at COP 26.

‘’We are gathered here to review the outcomes of the recently concluded COP26 and deliberate on the next steps which would include a roadmap for the domestication of the outcomes of COP26 and also a national plan for the actualisation of Nigeria’s inputs for COP27. The climate change goals highlighted by Mr President included Global Greenhouse Gas, GHG emission reduction goal, as well as the financial pledge by developed countries to support developing nations, alongside Adaptation, Loss and Damage, Mitigation, capacity building and technology transfer,’’ the Minister explained.

She said the workshop will also discuss options for efficient national reporting of Nigeria’s climate action in ways that will open opportunities for greater accountability and the mobilization of low carbon investments in the country.

‘’A consensus was reached on major agenda items towards addressing Climate Change by UNFCCC Parties, which allowed the adoption of the Glasgow Climate Pact, a package which strengthens ambition in the three pillars of collective climate change action, Adaptation, Finance and Mitigation.’’ In the same vein, the adaptation component in Nigeria’s revised Nationally determined contributions NDC, is premised on the need to avert potential risks, including significant losses that could come from sectors like energy and agriculture in the absence of planned adaptation,’’ Ikeazor stated.

Ikeazor stressed that the Ministry will continue to implement existing programmes and projects in addressing climate change and future programmes and projects such as the development of Nigeria’s NDC, Sectoral Action Plan, Implementation of the Revised NDC, Issuance of a 3rd Nigeria Sovereign Green Bond, Development of a Nigeria National Readiness Plan for assessing the Green Climate Fund GCF, Implementation of the National Action Plan on Gender and Climate Change, Preparation of Nigeria’s First Technology Needs Assessment and Development of the National Adaptation Plan.

While commending the development partners for acting as catalysts to strengthen 5 engagement and capacity to support transformative climate action through mobilization of resources, Ikeazor said the Ministry will continue to broaden the scope of the NDC and ensure that relevant stakeholders are being carried along in all issues of NDC implementation.

The workshop is to create an opportunity for joint reflection of key stakeholders and experts on the outcome of 2026 and the implications for Nigeria, and also discuss actions that can be taken to ensure Nigeria has a very successful COP 27 in Egypt.

It is expected that the outcome of the workshop will help a deeper understanding of the outcome of COP26 and also a road map for the domestication of the outcome of COP 26, plan of action for Nigeria’ preparation for COP27 in Egypt in 2022.

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