The Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE) on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, held a zero waste ambassadors project and capacity building for actors in the waste management sector in Lagos State.
The workshop is a component of the Multi-solving Action to Methane Reduction in Nigeria (MAMRN).
Speaking at the workshop at the Coker-Aguda Local Council Development Area (LCDA), the Executive Director of PAVE, Mr. Anthony Akpan, said it was targeted at inculcating the value of systematic waste reduction at source.
Akpan described the workshop as timely in mitigating the vagaries of climate change.
He said the workshop, titled: “A One Day Awareness and Capacity Building Workshop for Households in Coker-Aguda LCDA on Organic Waste Management to Reduce Methane Emission,” underscored the importance of waste segregation to ensure that nothing was wasted.
“Designed as a collaborative, multi-stakeholder initiative, MAMRN aims to tackle methane emissions from organic waste through the implementation of data-driven, community-led zero-waste strategies.
“The project underscores the critical role of methane as a short-lived climate pollutant, highlighting the urgency to curb emissions using practical, inclusive, and scalable waste management approaches.
“Funded by the Global Methane Hub and implemented in partnership with the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, the MAMRN project brings together a consortium of Nigerian organisations,” Akpan said.
According to him, the project is being piloted across four key urban centres: Lagos, Abuja, Jos, and Benin City.
Akpan noted that an inception workshop was held on March 3, 2025, to ensure alignment and synergy across the consortium, convening project leads and representatives of all implementing partners.
Also speaking, Mr. Sunday Ogidan, CDC Chairman of Coker-Aguda LCDA, expressed excitement at the workshop.
Ogidan said there was the need to lay a very good foundation in tapping waste management value chain for economic growth and development.
He said the training would go a long way in reducing emission from organic wastes generated at home.
“I believe that when our people go back to their neighbourhood, they will be able to cascade the training,” Ogidan said.
Mr. Debo Dawodu, a participant at the workshop, thanked PAVE for bringing the awareness to the LCDA.
Dawodu pledged the commitment of the farmers in the practical deployment of learnings from the workshop.
The Multi-Solving Action to Methane Reduction in Nigeria project represents a transformative step in environmental landscape.
The workshop was hosted in Lagos with both in-person and remote participation, effectively launching the project’s operational phase.
The workshop was also held at Apapa-Iganmu and Itire-Ikate LCDAs.
By Fabian Ekeruche