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Strategising for Better Cities, Climate Change Fallout To help combat the issues of climate dlange in Nigeria, a plamung-strategy meeting for the Cities and Climate 01ill1ge Project was organised by the Climate Change Network (CCN) Nigelia, in Abuja. Abimbola Akosile captures the essence and outcome of the vital fOlum mecuns of the Oilll:ue Ol:ll~ Net\\'ork (a:N) Nigeria "'il.' hekll~call!)' in Ab.Ij:L The wjeeth~ oflhe mming WM 10~ li!). emle on ~ for ~ing runds Mel implcmenling the Cdies 3nd Oimoft; O13ngc £'m:tIxL 1'hr C\'CIl1 brooglll ~ nv:nJbm 0( the Board oCTru.'II~ of CCN Nigeria. members of the nclworio; llud ocher S!:tkclJoldcrs from \'i\rio.Js SI:!It$ of Nigeria. Ol'er SO l):IrhclptIlI" incllkling media per. «)I1nel attended the nEl..1.m8
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