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Group Launch Policy Brief to Inspire Actions in Climate Justice
The Connected Development (CODE) has launched a policy brief to integrate faith-based organizations into climate justice and action.
Speaking at the unveiling in Abuja yesterday, the Chief Executive of CODE, Mallam Hamzat Lawal, said, “Today, we are launching this policy brief hoping that it will inspire action as we go into COP29.”
He explained that the government can leverage this to engage faith-based organizations and institutions across Nigeria to galvanize mass action and ensure climate justice.
According to him, community knowledge gaps can be reduced with faith-based communities leveraging existing knowledge about physical and environmental challenges.
Stressing that it can aide in recognizing genuine risks associated with the decline in sources of livelihood across Nigeria.
Lawal said we believe that speaking up against injustice requires using moral and advocacy strategies, leveraging faith-based organizations to amplify the voices of vulnerable communities.
“We must demand accountability, but most importantly, we must leverage local knowledge to address climate justice and action in Nigeria.
“We have undertaken a research study, and this research has been launched into a policy brief for the government, faith-based organizations, and various institutions.
