The Society for Planet and Prosperity , in collaboration with the Department of Climate Change of the Federal Ministry of Environment, plans to showcase climate governance performance across 36 states of the federation this month.
Okereke said the rating and ranking were based on five governance criteria, namely, climate change governance administrative structure, presence or absence of climate policy and action plan, extent of climate change project implementation; extent of incorporation of climate finance in state budgets; and online visibility of state’ climate activities.
“Therefore, effective climate action must be localised. Despite the presence of comprehensive federal policies, such as the Climate Change Act and the Energy Transition Plan, there is a glaring absence of similar frameworks at the subnational level. For Nigeria to meet its climate and sustainable development goals, state-level action is crucial,” Okereke said.
Also, at the inaugural coordination meeting of states climate change desk officers convened by the DCC, Okereke was confident that the rating and ranking exercise would raise awareness of climate change in the states and create an atmosphere of positive competition, as well as race to the top among the states.