The National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) has called for a more impactful and inclusive approach from stakeholders to address the climate crisis in Nigeria.

NAGGW director-general Yusuf Maina-Bukar made the call at a two-day North-West Stakeholders’ Forum in Kano.

The agency organised the meeting to enhance synergy with stakeholders in combating environmental challenges.

Mr Maina-Bukar said the engagement would help combat desertification, deforestation, and the restoration of degraded lands.

He said the agency would partner with state and local governments, civil society organisations, community leaders, youths, women groups, and people with disabilities to achieve their goals.

He also called for a more impactful and inclusive approach from stakeholders to address the climate crisis in Nigeria. According to him, the stakeholders’ forum is devoted to the priority theme of challenges and achievement in the implementation of the agency’s goals.

According to Mr Maina-Bukar, the agency has the core mandate to combat land degradation and desertification and improve the resilience of affected communities to the impact of climate change.

He said, “The agency has embodied this spirit of partnership and collaboration amongst stakeholders to ignite common resolve to eradicate climate change challenges through the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG).

“In doing this, there is a need to realise that it is time to make a concerted push in assisting the agency to take stock and accelerate the process of meeting its mandate.”

(NAN)