COP28: CSOs call for action on health, agric, others

A coalition of Nigeria’s leading women-led Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the auspices of the Development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) has called on the federal government to put an inclusive and effective mechanism in place for the swift implementation of Nigeria’s resolutions made at the just concluded COP28.  The Women Economic Empowerment CSO coalition […]

COP28: CSOs call for action on health, agric, others

A coalition of Nigeria’s leading women-led Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the auspices of the Development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) has called on the federal government to put an inclusive and effective mechanism in place for the swift implementation of Nigeria’s resolutions made at the just concluded COP28. 

The Women Economic Empowerment CSO coalition (WEE-COL) expressed concern about the need for a clear monitoring and evaluation performance indicators for line MDAs and high-level government stewardship around climate actions in the areas of health, agriculture, resilient food systems, education and security sectors.

A statement signed by the coalition’s Coordinator, Mrs Ruth Agbor, who is also the President of the Association of Women in Agriculture and Trades (AWITA), commended the Nigerian government for recognising the severe and disproportionate impacts of climate change on women’s health, their wellbeing and livelihoods. 

The group also commended the Nigerian government for signing the declarations at the recently concluded COP28 in Dubai.