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Buhari in Cote d’Ivoire to attend COP-15 conference

by admineconai May 9, 2022
written by admineconai May 9, 2022
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire to attend the 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

In a statement, the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said that the conference was aimed at addressing the future of the land, regarding desertification, drought, degradation, rights, restoration and implications for national and world economies.

According to him, President Buhari was expected to join other world leaders at Sofitel Hotel, Abidjan, for the 15th session of the COP15 of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, with the theme, “Land. Life. Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity.”

Shehu explained that the convention aims to take action to ensure that land, the lifeline on the planet, continues to benefit present and future generations.

“To achieve the visionary objective of land restoration and balance, COP15 will bring together leaders from governments, the private sector, civil society and other key stakeholders from around the world to drive progress in the future of sustainable management of one of the most precious assets, land,” Shehu said.

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He maintained that the convention will also explore links between land and other key development issues, which will be discussed during the high-level segment, including a Heads of States Summit, high-level roundtables and interactive dialogue sessions.

“Accordingly, it will build on the findings of the second edition of the Global Land Outlook and offer a concrete response to the interconnected challenges of land degradation, climate change and biodiversity loss as the world steps into the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration,” he said.

In the statement, Shehu further stated that drought, land restoration, and related enablers such as land rights, gender equality and youth empowerment were among the top items on the conference agenda.

Buhari who is also the President of the Great Green Wall in Africa, was accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi.

Also on the team were Minister of Agriculture, Mahmoud Mohammed and Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, Director General, National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Rufai and Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri- Erewa.

Story was adapted from Premium Times.

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