Latest reports suggest that Nigeria has commenced work on the country’s Second Biennial Transparency Report and Fourth National Communication (BTR2/NC4).
Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe, the Director General of the Council, National Council on Climate Change Secretariat (NCCCS), which hosted the Stakeholders workshop in Abuja described BTR2/NC4 as two crucial instruments for tracking climate progress and promoting strong alignment with more efficient data-driven climate action.
The DG, who was represented at the event by Dr. Chukwuemeka Okebugwu, an assistant director with the NCCCS, informed the participants that the meeting was held as a basic prerequisite for improving confidence and transparency in the execution of the Paris Agreement.
According to her, this process will eventually create a strong institutional framework that allows data and information to flow freely, enabling the realisation of high-quality reporting throughout the country.
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Dr. Maduekwe, who also serves as the special presidential envoy on climate change, revealed that Nigeria has prepared and submitted three national communications to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), two biennial update reports, and the recently submitted first BTR in December 2024.
“Today, we have convened again to commence the preparation of the next circle of reporting in the BTR2 and NC4 as a combined implementation as required under the enhanced transparency framework of the Paris Agreement,” the DG stated.
The federal government and development agencies such as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) supported the technical sessions, which brought key stakeholders together to brainstorm, coordinate and establish a compliance procedure as well as data requirements to improve the BTR2/NC4 report.
Story was adapted from Authority.
