By Gabriel Agbeja
The Federal Government has vowed to deepen efforts to tackle climate change and its attendant effects to accelerate sustainable development.
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, gave the assurance at the closing ceremony of the 2024 edition of the Regional Climate Outlook Forum for West Africa and the Sahel.
In a closing remark, the minister assured that the Federal government would deploy climate-smart predictions and warnings to enhance socio-economic development of the citizens.
Specifically, he said the government would continue to take seriously the issuance of disaster early warnings for its citizenry, to de-risk sectorial activities and avert losses.
The minister recalled that the Government through NiMet had a public presentation of the Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) early in the year.
According to him, SCP is an early warning tool that highlights vital Weather and Climate information that may affect socio-economic…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
