Nigeria Youth Climate Action Network

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Press release for immediate publication

07-06-2012

Appreciation to the House of Representatives on Climate Change Commission Bill passage

The Nigeria Youth Climate Action Network expresses its profound appreciation to the Leadership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives on the passage of a Bill for the establishment of the National Climate Change Commission. This is the second time the House is passing the Bill after the harmonised version that was sent to the President was not assented to before the expiration of the last assembly. We commend the determination of the House and wish to state here that this singular act has again demonstrated its commitment in setting up a strong institution to coordinate the multifaceted nature of climate change governance. It also reveals the desire of the House to protect the future of the younger generations because the youth are going to bear the greater brunt of the effects of climate change if not adequately addressed. The Bill seeks to give the commission the responsibility to regulate and coordinate policies and actions on climate change in Nigeria. We welcome this development at a time that Nigeria will be joining the rest of the world in Brazil to discuss strategies of promoting green economy and sustainable development. We also seize this opportunity to call on the Nigerian Senate to also pass the Bill like they did in 2010 and we urge every stakeholder to support this bill and do hope that Mr President will give it an accelerated assent when passed by the two chambers. Nigeria Youth Climate Action Network (NYCAN) is a coalition of groups and individuals working to promote youths and climate change activities in Nigeria. The Network aims to build synergy and share experience among groups working on Youth and Climate Change in Nigeria and also works to promote Youth Mainstreaming into Climate Change and other programmes geared towards environmental sustainability. The Youth Coalition was initiated by the Nigeria Climate Action Network (NCAN) and the International Centre for Energy, Environment & Development (ICEED).

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