Kano State Government says it’s making moves towards addressing t Climate Change and other desertification problem’s with a view to maintaining clean and green environment.
The State Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change Rt. Hon. Nasiru Sule Garo disclosed at a one day summit organised by Surge Africa a non governmental organisations held in kano metropolis.
The Commissioner expressed appreciation for selecting Kano State to host the summit for the northwestern region
He explained that the objectives of the gathering was to bring all the stakeholders together with a view to brainstorming, share knowledge and ideas on the subject matter and how best to reduce emissions in the environment and above all safeguard the ecosystem
This according to him will be possible through ensuring eco restoration which will help inmitigating land degredation and desertification.
The commissioner who expressed optimism that, looking at the timber and Calibre of the participants couple with the role each of them isexpected to play the goal will be attained prayed for fruitful discussion.
He used the occasion to highlight some of the measures adopted by the present administration towards addressing the issue including changing the name of the ministry of Environment to the ministry of Environment and Climate Change, reviving the operations and mandate of Water Shed Erosion and Climate Change Management Agency ( WECCMA) to its full operations by assigning an Executive Secretary while Refuse Management Sanitation Agency (REMASAB) and The ACReSAL were also overhauled among other laudable steps so as to ensure Kano was not left behind in the scheme of things.
Earlier, the founder of Surge Africa, Nasreen Al-Ameen described the gathering as a platform for cross fertilisation of ideas and opinions on how to bound together especially the northwestern region which is considered as the most vulnerable region being mostly affected by Flooding, Erosion as well as low production in agriculture hence the need to put hands on deck for prompt response over the matter.
She commended Kano State government for accepting the hosting right despite the tight economic situation in the country
