'!HE GUARDIAN, Monda)! May28, 2012
The Environment =
UN climate
Govt: plans climate change fund, adopts integrated ecosystem approach
talks stall over rich-poor divisions Cllmale Change
By
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At the core of the battles in Bonn were concerns by developing countries that developed countries are not living up 10 their responsibilities, especially those countries that are refusing 10 sign on to a next round of thel"llID"' Kyoto _ Prolocol. T __
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srnams of fh1olndng~, be illuaa«l frorll tmpool of ~ . 0 liaRmenlaUon ;Ill( invisible ~~i" th~ counuy b Th~ ~~ Instrument lmownasOmUII!' ::hangl!'TtusI: Fund will fomll1"e plank of il broridc!r progr.1m ne that wUi
~mhancr Indbiwdm the SCOfll' of nlliol'lillintevmdons (of ~; I aU IcYds of ~ thfUl gh stm. ill1iances lOr- diffef!lll aaMoes tow.utls rniljpliCn and map. t'llion oI'diovlf' (Bange IrUti,).
~ InlO ~ last v.ftIt as a widming Iii ~ rich and poorcounoiemkrd undo. ing 5OIT1r' ~ made last
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lJoIkr lhr pRSI"t di5pmglion. IiJncb finm ~ ~ mml il~ meollfll roc the
tackling of m1ronmentll problems ~ m'"loJlned uncoordlJtilt~. 1~1t g to som~
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10 dlvldro the biUnim of emissions cuts ~ ~ and deYdopI;ng ~ttons. DeYeloJ?lng ~Iions say the bxIustri;illitd work! . respoost. bit lOr most Of the emissions historially . should bear the. brunt of tht: emlssion~ cuts while deYeIopfd nadons wanl to make $lire thai f;ast-growing ecooomies such as Chlm and Indiaoon't gt1 offtoo~ There Is a tOtal5liJ~: Silid
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~~~~~~~ In it's one-year scorecard, the Federal Ministry of Environment says Jonathan administration evotved and executed various policies to ensure environmental
o1od nBl ilnru~l'SiJry Of I'residt'nl Gooclfud EIxk IOlWlthiln. Mill~trf of Environment,
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Ibrahim MaiLIfia s tld thon \\;thin the Great Grrrn v..a.1I pmj«t 6,720,OOO~:S 11.1W' bml
rillscd in st:YrIl O:.'$£rt:ifIcttion rrolll IInr 5Q1~ I r "da1TlilWil, Bauchl, Ilgawa, Yohe, KdJbi, KaIStN,1YJ1O, 'robI',St:*otoand Bomo Slate. Attording to her,llle miera.J GoYl'mmmt rnrough the Ministry Is aut ng a grft1l shelterbt:lt ~rel '~m Kebbi Stale in J1C to BomolntheN<xtt W!St.a5f!Jn
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protection, natural resources conservation and sustainable development along JlarfOW strips, has evolmJ inro an Imegr.HnI Is Afrb's molve to combat ecosystem approach,lncludlng desertiflcation tJlroUgh an ~ actions and intff. In~t«i appnlilCh mat will Yentlonsalmecbt('()l12fViltlon mhana: food serurit)( ~ and prolKtJon of natura.l tem.goodl!andsrrvlct5v,itfllo resoums. view to achimng d~lopOn the pre5klcndal InidattYe ment. p;artlculilrly albUtfng on Afl'oresti1don progr.ut1n.~ In the dry land £!gkIn. for Economk ~ It llasthepocmN.Itostimulate Envlrom'nlmt:ll'Susta.il1olbilit}t economic ~'th til the arid aboul 2l,2ll,940 assorted trft ,lRd semJ..iloo zones of NIgrria.. seedlingsdistnburrd across the ,1I1d thuefore critiG1l 10 the mdre nildon to communities Ira.mfonnat'iOn agenda," she and Institutions, to l'Sl1IbIIsh sald. . "~I h ,woodlots, forest r~ and n le ~ w" c inld;&,. the g~ning of premises.
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coIl«tedmonoousquantltks. She said thai ~ 011 Camp/lbbi
tourlsl radllt~ at Kainjf"take National Pilrk. Nt'w Bussa, ~ rehabllirillN.. Similarly. an ultra. modem Indoor sports complell al old Oyo NaOOoaI Pilrk.O)oStalewasronstructcd and equipped. These WNe inlended 10 mhana the cornlOrtorvtsltlnglDUlislsandthe in~bit'anlS of the park. On Susalnable Model VlIla2t~Iopmellt schrotne I'Or desrn.pronureas,themllU5tr'r l'unhei"dlsck:lsledlhatsix()'l(lde:1 village! were identified and
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.. Nigerian youths urge national green economy transition plan ti$tt"!i,mtiLZll1ii Rio'20 is not all about aduhs, leaders of tomorrow also have a say, according """'" ni9nS In RISkcurrlculum """"'" """'" and schoOls. I~I I p., ..", ..g_'..ln.._I~y _rocu .._~ ..o_n..,"" ..~p~u~n~"~n;g.."~n<~~'~~~~~ro~'~oc~,.~nd~~~~"~o~~ln~~:a~IM:,.:~~n:o~,~"'~~ ~~~~;............
By Tosin Fadcb AS Nlti0n5 ~lo1.Ie rot this ~ar's Unite- I Nations Confe.rence on SustalJlable Oevtlopmenl in Rio dt!'
lanrolro, Nigeian ,oou!:hs ~ urged ~IJIE' II [0 spmi
up Implemmlilt:i(tn oraG~ Economy NaliOO<!I ll'arult:loo Plan lhal WIll con'onn 10 best Inlemat10nal pr.t( lias in envj. ronmmlal hnpac audidng. lhecall CIJrllr'5 -t$ tI1C majof position or a NIg~n )OUth p under 1M Susuln
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ing est.1blishment of a SUstainable ()<>YO!lopmeOl se-t'
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to have ",ccrss to finandal, technical and mal ~rtal sup' pan ~ In the.mas of menlonng. volunlttr1sm, Internship and muepreneurIiIld~nt
The pl'Oglalllm~ was organIsed by I1'l'Sh and Young Brains Ot'Ydopmfnt InltiatiYe.
to a Nigerian youth WDuP - Sustain Nigeria plalfonn, They are calling on Governments at a1llevels to implement certain sustainable measures, which will blighten their future and indeed develop the counfl)', suppaned by Federal Ministry of Environment, UnRea Nadons Information CenIl'l'S and Bank or Indusuy while the d«tslon of thto 8fO!.lp wn endorsed by Centre fOf l1$L Ccnl\lry wues(PAPPCc, WWffF.,Jtnh Hour Nigem,
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Neighborhood 1nvironment Watch, Ebon}'l Slate and Forward In Action fOf Conserv.lIlion 01 lndlgrnous Species and Lutfershlp. BoIuchiSGIIt'. The gmupaUed on goo.oernment m undertake actions 10 educate and IrMllve chlldnn and }Q\lng people on S\lStOlInable d~lopment concmu, as ~II ~ inldare the process oflnuod udn,g thto new moral Ofder based on gJobaI na.~
l"nvironrnMCil proreoion. so lhat ~ are not the only ones who survive, but the ruruJ1!
8'!nerationsilSwell "Oli1dren and Youth COf15li. ruu~ ~ 60 p« cent of the tOl:41I population of Nigerl;a ",nd incident.i11y ~t thto generation mo5I .1ffected bv cllmale chan~. Thoug" Olm;ne Ou.nge atrl!Ct:5 ~ one, ~ bear the gre;ltest brunt or its rqaUve impiKt bKause It Is in OUT 1irT1C ",nd our children's furuJ1! that the full con2qul"oces will be _r,IL n..",,,,,,,, " , , _ to -errectMly combat the threat posed by climate change aild Im~ envit'tlrtmenral SUSUlnablllty nst5 squ;&J1!1y on shoukkri or the ~gmer.l~"
They also rroommended that gove.:mmem should advana the apadtyof )'OOth organisa· dom 10 d6Ielop ~for ctilldren and youth by PIth· formal and non·fom\al edUGIlion for sustalnabillty programmes, InwJvoechlldrm, PIth groups and ~menl DlPnj.. sadon, in the ~ and Ciltpacity buildtnx ix comm .... nities that £air wlrnin the ~I ~m and support ~ pubUc - private pal1Jlel'ship on the protection of mannesandocun - lIft'. -Promol:e }IOlIth w!unleerIng for early warning and emergency ~ponse, U5e' RKe.nt fnformadon and Communk:;alions Technology in roarly warning and rol'flef' geney re5pO~ include
the of pOS«OOd.ltry l'S()t'd.Illy In Vulner.able atksofNigeria.They illso ailed upon our goyentment al.J.I11t!'Yels tOStl,P' portand inntoHryouth p,ntIC· lpation at United Nallons Conventions and other kx:aI, national ;md g.Iobal eYeI1ts for proper yourn represmtation and aposure 10 gknIl drociskmmaldng. Among other" suggestions PUll'orw.ird by theyourn \WR t~1 government take into
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construction In Nigma 10 ensure mat It conforTns With best International pr.ICIices In mvironlTlmtilJ hnpiKt auditIng and il1YOtYe chiJdml and )Ollth In policy decision and Impiemenlation or any critlCll Infrastructure bKaUX' ~ arr the heirs to such f.KIllties and be encouraged to make In"",,-
~otiator Tor the -European UnlOfl. 't1le negotUdons in Bonn ~ marv: 10 build on a deal struck In Decmlber In Du.rl».n. South Mica. to ~ a fEW ~ cIim.lte pK1 by 2Ot5 that would ma1cl' both nda and niltlons rdn in emissions
~bythe!lumingoroiland
otJteor fossil IUds. Sui on thenr'U-to-1ast day or twO weoeks of talks there was little sign of progms,asdilkmulr'lIelpm'a-
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groupO/" " " " ' _ The European Unkln says QUI10l and other ~Ing countries are bacbllding on mnuniunents made in Du1ban 10 bring the diScussion on eJT1is. siam cut5 from both rich dod poor nilUons Into ORr' DUm. instead or the CUfmll structul'l!. which has twO ~ negotiadon tReks. Ik\.doptng mtmUies· badced byc:limateactivisls • accuse the United StaIrs, Europun Union "'00 other _ I " " , _.0/""",, lDev.Jdrocommkrnmts madro Iii
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countries like the
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mnsistmlf¥ blocked J1!fer· mcesto the rJd5ti11lJ1egilI principlcs,whUecontfnwngm~
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