Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, Director-General of the National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) has tasked media practitioners on mainstreaming climate change policies.
Sulaiman made the call at a two-day workshop on the “Role of media in mainstreaming climate change policies” organised by Niger State Government.
Represented by the General Manager, Democracy Radio, Mr Kudu Abubakar, Sulaiman said the call became necessary to galvanise efforts to avert calamitous consequences of climate change in Nigeria and beyond.
“It is laudable that Nigeria has passed the climate change Act and also established the National Council for Climate Change (NCCC).
“This organisation is expected to be both the driver or and regulator of climate change issues and policies.
“Therefore, to avoid the calamitous consequences of climate change in Nigeria and beyond, it behoves the media and indeed parliamentary correspondents and in this case, the House of Representatives Press Corps to join the vanguard of mainstreaming climate change policies in Nigeria,” he said.
Sualiman said that it was the only way the parliamentarians, including the executive arm and other professionals to realise the goals and achieve the stated climate change policies of the United Nations.
Some of the resource persons at the workshop, who also challenged media practitioners, shared dangers of climate change and tips on how to address the menace.
A former member of the House of Representatives, Mr Sam Onuigbo, said that climate change was contributing to insecurity in the country.Effective reporting of green economy: The prospects and challenges
