Mr. Kolade Alabi, National President of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, has urged African leaders to declare climate change a global emergency.
He made the announcement while attending the African Union Summit on Global Center Adaptation in Rotterdam, Netherlands, among other high-level delegations, top Nigeria technocrats, and international experts.
This is stated in a statement made accessible to ANAEDOONLINE.NG in Kano State on Friday by Mr. Kolade Alabi.
Mr. Alabi who decried the high rate of increasing dangers of climate change globally, stressed that any right-thinking person on earth has a duty towards taking actions that will protect the earth from destruction.
The National President of ALGON, while reiterating the commitment of the Association under his leadership, promised to collaborate with the international community to facilitate accelerated development at the grassroots in line with international best practice.
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He added that the overall focus of the summit was to explore significant opportunities for job creation in rural areas as well as to ensure increases in productivity for GDP growth and poverty reduction.
The Summit which brought together global leaders from across governments, international organizations, multilateral development banks, the private sector, mayors, civil society, youth leaders, and other stakeholders was also aimed at raising the ambition on adaptation action for the continent.
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