Group Calls For National Forum On Climate Change

The Environmental Asso
ciation of  Nigeria (EMAN) has urged the Federal Government to convene a National Forum to discuss the paris Agreement on climate change.
The National president of the Association, Dr Emmanuel Ating who said this at a press briefing at Uyo Akwa-Ibom estate capital said that the forum was necessary to enable stakeholders to know implementation response measures initiated by the Federal Government.
He noted that, there was the need for the creation of awareness in the paris Agreement 2015 before implementation by government following Article 12 of the Agreement.
“Partners should coopercate in taking measures as appropriate to enhance climate change education, training, public awareness, public participation and public access to information, EMAN president urged the Federal Government to reform establishing climate change commission rather all the agencies of the Ministry of Environment should be strengthened to function effectively.
The professional body also urged the Government to lace military operations with environmental management strategies in rebuilding the ruins in the North East.
Ating also commended the Federal Government for mustering the political will to implement the report on the Ogoni clean-up.
He said his association was delighted to hear from the Minister of Environment, Mrs Amina Mohammed, that the Federal Government would launch the Ogoni Clean-up exercise on June 2.
Ating noted that the clean up was long overdue going by the United Nations Environment  Programme (UNEP) report released in 2011.
“The Leadership and entire members of EMAN are grateful to President Muhammadu Buhari for  mustering the political will to embark on the Ogoni Clean-up as recommended by UNEP.
“The action of the president is highly commendable; but as a professional body, EMAN wishes  to advise that the clean-up of Ogoniland should not be politicised.
“The Federal Ministry of  Environment should be transparent in all stages of the c lea n-up.”