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Nigeria’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution

Government, Nigeria

In order to reflect the increasing importance of climate change issues in Nigeria, the Federal Executive Council adopted in 2012 the Nigeria Climate Change Policy Response and Strategy. To ensure an effective national response to the significant and multi-facetted impacts of climate change, Nigeria has adopted a comprehensive strategy, as well as several specific policies. The strategic goal of the Nigeria climate change policy response and strategy is to foster low-carbon, high growth economic development and build a climate resilient society through the attainment of the following objectives to: implement mitigation measures that will promote low carbon as well as sustainable and high economic growth, enhance national capacity to adapt to climate change; significantly increase public awareness and involve private sector participation in addressing the challenges of climate change, among others.

Process Flow

Department of Economic Development

Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Planning

Office of the Minister of State for National Planning

Office of the Minister of National Planning

Federal Executive Council

Contacts

Approver

Aso Vakporaye

Ag. Director, Economic Growth​

Ministry of Budget and National Planning

Approver

Olusola Olayinka Idowu

Permanent Secretary

Ministry of Budget and National Planning

Approver

Clem Agba

Honourable Minister of State

Ministry of Budget and National Planning

Approver

Clem Agba

Honourable Minister of State

Ministry of Budget and National Planning

Approver

Muhammadu Buhari

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Nigeria’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution Current Version

January 2022

In order to reflect the increasing importance of climate change issues in Nigeria, the Federal Executive Council adopted in 2012 the Nigeria Climate Change Policy Response and Strategy. To ensure an effective national response to the significant and multi-facetted impacts of climate change, Nigeria has adopted a comprehensive strategy, as well as several specific policies. The strategic goal of the Nigeria climate change policy response and strategy is to foster low-carbon, high growth economic development and build a climate resilient society through the attainment of the following objectives to: implement mitigation measures that will promote low carbon as well as sustainable and high economic growth, enhance national capacity to adapt to climate change; significantly increase public awareness and involve private sector participation in addressing the challenges of climate change, among others.

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