By Miriam Humbe
Nigeria and India are assiduously working together to address common challenges related to desertification and land degradation at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification at the Conference of Parties 16 (UNCCD COP16), taking place at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Nigerian Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal in a bilateral discussions with his counter part from India, Bhupender Yadav at the sidelines event at COP16 in Riyadh discussed issues related to strengthening cooperation as members of International Alliance and issues related to Energy Access and Transition.
Ibrahim Haruna, the Ministry’s
Director, Press and Public Relations Unit disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday.
The conference which started on Monday 2nd December, 2024 with 196 countries and the European Union representative includes Nigeria’s Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal representing the country at the event.
The UNCCD COP16’s salient mission is to create awareness on global ambition and accelerate action on land and drought resilience through people centred approach.
The Minister stressed the need for India and Nigeria to work as a team to address common challenges related to desertification and land degradation, ultimately contribute to a more robust and sustainable future.
Bhupender Yadav commended Nigeria’s Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal for his remarkable achievements in the area of combating desertification and land degradation in Nigeria and assured him of India ‘s support in tackling environmental challenges in the two countries.
Yadav emphasized that the two countries will work together to address environmental challenges confronting them.
