The President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, said Nigeria
was already experiencing the negative fallout of climate change seen in the
flooding, desert encroachment, and drought experienced in various parts of the
country.
According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to
the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari said this at an
audience he granted the former United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon,
on the sidelines of the First World Bio Summit 2022 in Seoul, South Korea.
The statement is titled ‘Nigeria facing climate change
challenges, President Buhari declares during meeting with Ban Ki-Moon in
Seoul.’
During the conversation, Buhari expressed delight with the
existing cooperation between Nigeria and the Republic of Korea, especially in
energy supply, citing gas exports to the Asian country.
He also described education as a critical investment in
addressing unemployment and underdevelopment, calling for a closer focus on
health challenges.
On his part, the former UN Chief who advocates Climate
Change remediation and chairs the Ban Ki-moon Foundation for Better Future
sympathised with the President over the flooding.
Ki-moon called for more investment to improve education and
avert environmental degradation and preventive diseases to meet the core
Sustainable Development Goals.
He thanked Buhari for attending the World Bio Summit, adding
that his presence would highlight the importance of global action and
cooperation in developing vaccines and technology to meet the huge threat and
challenges of pandemics.
Ki-moon also noted that Nigeria is “a very important
country,” having prominent citizens occupying sensitive positions in global
organisations.
Therefore, he called for more people-to-people engagements
and cultural cooperation between both countries even as he sought Nigeria’s
support in Korea’s bid to host an EXPO in 2030.
Explaining his pet project, the ex-UN Scribe said his Global
Centre on Adaptation is trying to mobilize resources to help developing
countries fight climate change.
He urged donor countries to fulfil their financial
commitments to the Global Climate Fund.
Buhari and his guest also discussed the role of gender
equality in attaining a prosperous society while calling for an end to the war
in Ukraine.
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