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By : Cornelius Essen, Abuja
Date: 5 May 2025
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Experts have called on the Federal Government to develop a policy that makes Abuja environmentally friendly and protects the well-being of its residents.
According to them, Abuja faces rapid urbanisation, population growth, and infrastructure expansion all of which exert immense pressure on natural resources and ecosystems.
The Convener, Abuja City Environmental Sustainability Summit, Yussuf Kelani, said Nigeria’s capital faces numerous environmental challenges, like rapid growth, waste management issues, flooding and climate change impacts.
Kelani, also Special Assistant to the President on Climate Change Matters, explained that the summit will seek to urgently address the problems by fostering partnership among stakeholders, government, private sector leaders, experts, civil societies, and among others.
“The impacts of climate change manifest divergently across regions of Nigeria. The Northern part is contending with the adversities of drought and desert encroachment, while the Southern region grapples with inundation due to low-lying terrain, and densely tropical vegetation.”
Also speaking, Dr Michael David of Global Initiative, Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation, said the lack of a coordinated environmental policy has led to uncontrolled waste disposal, rising air and water pollution, loss of green spaces, and increased vulnerability to climate-related events such as flooding and heat waves.
He maintained that without a clear environmental framework, efforts to address these issues will remain fragmented, reactive, and ineffective. David called for a comprehensive policy that would provide guidelines for waste management, air quality control and green space conservation.
David said there must be sustainable urban planning, environmental education, and residents of the FCT should be involved in environmental governance and demand for accountability.
In their submission, environmental experts – Dr Babatunde Ajayi and Maximus Ugwuoke want FCT to adopt and implement sustainable, environmentally friendly regulations and policies.
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