Training workshop on climate change in the Niger Delta region
Background
UNITAR and Edo State Government (EDSG) are organizing a three day training workshop on climate change for the Africa & Niger Delta region. Niger Delta region is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, particularly in the areas of human settlement, agriculture, land use, water resources, health, energy, coastal resources, transport, commerce and industry that affect the livelihoods of the majority of the people.
The workshop aims to enhance participants’ understanding of the main measures needed to achieve adaptation, such as mainstreaming climate change science, promoting dialogue at the local and global levels, and integrating adaptation into the development objectives.
Event objectives
Five major themes:
- The science of climate change
- The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process
- Mitigation of climate change
- Adaptation to climate change
- Means of implementation