Dr Dahiru Muhammed of the Presidential Implementation Committee on Technology Transfer (PICTT) mentioned Nigeria was working to ascertain a framework to draw climate finance for smallholder farmers, as consultants known as for $30 billion in annual funding.
Muhammed disclosed this at a Taxonomy Validation Workshop on Adaptation and Resilience Solutions in Abuja on Tuesday.
“Having a national taxonomy is good, but without defining which activity qualifies as adaptive or resilient to climate change, there is no way you can access the financing,” he mentioned.
Muhammed mentioned governments on the federal, state and native ranges should work collectively to handle climate-related challenges, notably flooding, by improved infrastructure and efficient mitigation measures.
He added that Nigeria wanted financial devices tailor-made to the totally different climate challenges confronting farmers throughout the nation.
According to him, northern Nigeria faces drought, whereas communities within the southern a part of the nation expertise flooding and waterlogging, requiring totally different adaptation methods and financing preparations.
