At its maiden summit in Umuahia, the state of Abia will domesticate climate change programmes, according to Mr. Phillimon Ogbonna, the state’s commissioner for environment and urban renewal.
Thursday at Christ the King Cathedral in Aba, Ogbonna made this announcement in conjunction with a celebration of the Catholic Diocese’s 2023 Diocesan Tree Planting Campaign.
The first meeting in the state since the climate change issue garnered attention in 2016, he said, will take place at the summit.
The annual planting of trees, in his opinion, serves to remind people of their ties to nature.
The first Climate Change Summit is being planned by the government of Algeria, he said, and it will bring together all the relevant stakeholders to domesticate climate change initiatives in the country.
According to the commissioner, planting trees is crucial for both people and the environment since it helps to preserve the quality of life for everyone.
He asserted that woods and trees are essential for reducing the effects of climate change and other environmental problems like flooding and other natural disasters.
Prior to now, Most Rev. Augustine Echema, the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Aba, stated that the diocese tree-planting initiative this year was part of the “green revolution” movement.
The Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa and the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, he claimed, both supported the effort.
He claimed it was done to serve as a reminder to mankind that in order for there to be peaceful coexistence, the environment must be taken care of since it belongs to all living things.
According to Echema, the initiative is required to plant roughly 1,000 economic trees.
The threat posed by some human activities, he continued, which had a negative impact on the ozone layer, was regretful.
The bishop thus asked all Nigerians to actively work to preserve the environment.
Additionally, he was grateful for the attention the current administration is providing to environmental protection.
