Adamawa State House of Assembly, in partnership with civil society groups, Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) and Adamawa Activist For Climate Justice, has developed a Climate Change Policy for the state..
Presenting the draft policy to the state House of Assembly in Yola, the state capital, on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, the Executive Director of GIFSEP, Dr Micheal David, explained that many policies are done at the federal level, and most are not domesticated by states, and this is where climate resilience building and action should happen at the grassroot where the population really exists and the impact of climate change is even felt the most.
He thanked the Adamawa State House of Assembly for its open-door policy and engagement with the civil society organisations in the state. The support is part of #Vote4ClimateNG initiative which is aimed at getting sub-national government to develop a framework and infrastructure through their institutions to protect their environments from the impact of climate change.
The Majority Leader of the Assembly, Kate Raymond, who received the draft policy on behalf of the state House of Assembly, expressed readiness for the domestication of climate change policy in the state.
She said tht the draft policy would be presented on the floor of the House as a bill, and the governor will assent to the bill when it is passed because the heartbeat of the governor is on the environment.
She promised to personally lobby her colleagues to ensure that the draft bill on climate change developed from this policy document sees the light of the day without any waste of time.
She added that the state government was serious about issues concerning the environment and climate change and when the governor sees the policy or draft bill that she hopes to lobby its passage, he will not hesitate to give his consent.
