Last week Thursday, South Saharan Social Development Organization participated in the Inception Meeting and Stakeholders Engagement for Enugu State Climate Policy and Action Plan.
The meeting was an avenue for key stakeholders from government agencies, businesses, civil societies, and youth groups to discuss the domestication of the National climate strategies at the state level.
The goal is to develop a scientific-based climate policy and action plan that will help the state in transforming towards a green economy.
This collaborative effort would ensure that women, children, and people living with disability who are disproportionately affected by the action of climate change will be prioritized through mitigation and adaptation measures.
SSDO’s youth accountability group, Community Accountability Committee, represented by Uchechukwu Godswill, participated in the meeting as one of the invited youth groups representing the community, where they highlighted climate change challenges from the rural community’s perspective.