Lagos State Government, in collaboration with C40 Cities and with support from the United Kingdom’s Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO), has launched the
‘Lagos Youth Climate Campaign.
The initiative started with a climate change workshop organized to involve youth in the fight to restore the environment and engage important segment of society to tackle the climate challengea.
The event also unveiled popular comedienne, content creator and social media influencer, Maryam Apaokagi (aka Taaooma), as one of the social media influencers who will drive the State’s climate action plan of the ‘Lagos Youth campaign.
Speaking at the workshop themed "Lagos Youth United for Climate Action, the Honourable Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, represented by the
General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, Babatunde Ajayi, commended the youth for championing the cause.
He said youths are champions of any revolution saying “any idea that you
intend to propagate, and you want to get traction you must take it to the youths”.
The Commissioner noted that new media will be used more to drive the key messaging and awareness
of the climate crisis campaign.
“Every kind of communication that is necessary to propagate this agenda
will be deployed. There will be skits, infographics, and a lot of other things will be used all in the bid to
ensure that we have proper climate action and be deliberate in reaching the bedrock of our society”.
He held that Lagos State is very inclined to making sure that these messages are
passed across by propagating inter-agency integration.
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In his comment, the Special Adviser on Environment, Olakunle Rotimi Akodu, said the agenda is focused strategically on the youths saying, Mr. Governor realized the need to focus
more on the youths in his second term and that is why the ‘Plus’ was introduced into the agenda.
On his part, the Lagos City Adviser, C40 Cities, Maximus Ugwuoke, highlighted the significance of the
partnership with Lagos State Government.
“Lagos as part of our C40 Cities network is showing the light to other cities all across Nigeria on how to prioritize climate action and that essentially is part of the feasons why we have continued to partner with Lagos”.
“We have supported Lagos to develop a climate action plan that is aligned with the Paris Agreement, We are also supporting the city to mainstream climate action through a strategy
and action plan aimed at bringing all MDAs together to ensure that climate action is prioritized in their policies, plans and budgetary allocations.
“The youth programme for example is part of the strategy to engage the youths into taking proactive actions to address the issue of the climate
emergency in Lagos”.