As part of Our Earth Care Initiative, the Safe Earth Care Foundation and Osigwe Anyiam- Osigwe Foundation will host the Nigerian Youth Climate Summit (NYCS), scheduled to take place in Abuja from June 5–6, 2025. The event aims to gather youths from all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to ignite Nigeria’s climate-smart socioeconomic development through the skills, innovation and talents of its youths.
NYCS 2025, themed “Empowering Youths, Transforming Nigeria’s Climate Future”, reflects the urgent need to engage Nigerian youths in climate action, as they are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and also hold the key to driving sustainable development.
“We are at such a pivotal stage that could make or break the futures of millions of people in Nigeria. The climate crisis compounds other human-made crises such as insecurity, health system failures, and chronic unemployment and underemployment, which disproportionately affect youths of the country. But rather than dwell on crises, it is important to enable and actualise innovation by youths, and usher in a future that provides opportunities to flourish. The Nigerian Youth Climate Summit (NYCS) serves as a platform to facilitate positive change, and Our Earth Care Initiative is keen to work with a spectrum of actors to achieve shared goals,” said Adaudo Anyiam-Osigwe, Executive Director of Our Earth Care Initiative.
The Summit will raise climate awareness, amplify youth voices, and provide platforms to build a climate-resilient future for Nigeria’s young population, which currently makes up 70% of its overall population – the largest in the world.
The Safe Earth Care Foundation and the Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation invite all stakeholders, including youth-focused organisations, government agencies, universities and research institutes, private sector entities, and individuals, to support the initiative and advance climate action and sustainable development in the country.
Our Earth Care Initiative seeks to enable the knowledge and tools to address environmental degradation and the climate crisis, and contribute towards sustainable development and a resilient and thriving environment.
“Together, we can empower Nigerian youths to transform the country’s climate future and build a more sustainable, equitable, and prosperous Nigeria for all,” remarked the promoters.
