Fighting Climate Change in Yobe: NGO Provides 200 Seedlings to Bolster Local Resilience
By Yusuf A Yusuf, Damaturu In a proactive move to mitigate the effects of climate change in Yobe State, Plan International Nigeria has launched a two-day sensitization and tree planting campaign aimed at bolstering local resilience. The initiative, carried out under the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance (ZCRA) project, targeted the communities of Pomamari and Nayi-Nawa, with a specific focus on educating and empowering women and youth. The exercise is designed to address environmental degradation while highlighting the long-term economic advantages of afforestation. Nubwa Ibrahim Bawuro, Social Behavioral Change Communications Officer for Plan International Nigeria, stated that the campaign is part of a broader intervention in Adamawa and Yobe States. She explained that the project was born out of a needs assessment that identified a critical lack of vegetation in the two communities. “Following that assessment, we brought 200 seedlings, specially selected...