‘COP 22 is a call to action’

 A group, Conservative Environmental Growth and Development Centre (CEGDEC) has described the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 22) in Morocco as a great call to action.

The group’s executive director, Maryam Olayeni in  a statement said there is need for Nigerians to understand that their actions affect the environment thereby they owe it to the country to ensure that the environment is clean and safe.

“Man is currently faced with environmental threats attributed to global warming and climate change, as a result of past and present actions. Climate change, which is basically a lasting change in regional/global weather patterns caused by increased levels of atmospheric green house gases (GHGs),” she said.

She however said there is still opportunity to save the situation by taking drastic actions collectively, “identifying our roles in this call is tantamount to our actions.”

She said government’s policies should be inclusive and sustainable development as their pivot while non-governmental organizations should embark on massive sensitization and enlightenment programmes and advocacy for implementation of policies and programmes by the government.