Nigeria has inaugurated Project 250k for climate change. The project is geared towards supporting the Nigerian youth to plant and tend 250,000 tress across the country.
The project was launched at he COP27 conference in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, where the Minister of Youth and Sport Development, Sunday Dare said his ministry and that of Environment will encourage and harmonise contributions from youths towards mitigating climate change in Nigeria.
“Young people are valuable contributors to climate action as agents of change, entrepreneurs and innovators hence their mobilisation shows meaningful contributions in achieving the objectives of COP 27 and beyond,” he said.
Dare implored the youths to continue to lend their support to the government in it’s effort to ensure a better future for all. He also commended the youths for their resilient effort in climate change mitigation.
“The goal is to make sure that we are not just planting the trees but the awareness is generated, they plant the trees and also become ambassadors for climate change,” Dare added
The minister for Environment Mohammed Abdullahi noted that “the youths must be involved in all climate change mitigation effort of Nigerian government going forward”
He further enjoined young people to participate actively in climate action programs and to accomplish specific results for themselves and the country.
