The Presidency on Tuesday unveiled the North West Climate Fund to finance the region’s response to flooding, drought and other climate pressures.
This is as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement (North-West), Abdullahi Yakasai, said the fund is targeting about N20 billion over the next four years.
Yakasai spoke to State House correspondents on the sidelines of the North West Climate Summit on Tuesday at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, where the fund, a climate academy and a climate investment marketplace, was unveiled.
The event was themed ‘Accelerating Global Climate Solutions: Unlocking Land, Water & Energy Systems.’
He said the money would be raised for the region and channelled through his office to tackle climate problems, including flooding, drought, migration and the shift to renewable energy.
“We’re looking at the region of N20bn in the next four years. So all these are aimed at easing
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