NITP Wants Policies On Climate Change

The Nigerian Institute of
Town Planners (NITP), says efforts on the urbanization of cities would not be smooth if policy makers and professionals especially the land manager or town planner fails to articulate strategies to mitigate the effect of climate change.
At the institute’s town Planning Weak themed “Climate Change and Physical Planning,” which was held at the instance of the Lagos body of NITP, the chairman of the body, Mr. Ayo Adenivan said the theme was apt and was selected to reflect global disasters arising from climate change.
The NITP boss said findings had shown that the main cause of climate change was from human activity.
He said most of the activities take place on land and as such within places where man inhabit and do business.
Also speaking on  “Planning and Climate Change Chief Execution Officer (CEO) of Multiple Development Services, Mr. Eugene Itua said human settlements in the country would be affected by climate in many ways.
He said urban and rural population concentrations would be disrupted particularly along the coastline due to sea rise and other related effects.
According to him, it was common for people living on the coast line to move further inland due to the encroacliment of sea coastline.
A lecturer with the department of survey and Geo-informatics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Lagos, Dr. Lola Olayinka, all professional bodies should as a matter of necessity evolve a strong synergy to combat the menace.
Prof Lekan Oduwaye of the Deptartmetn of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Environmental (INILGA) Sciences Policies called for a rethink on the role of planning in orientation.