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International climate expert and leading advocate for climate action in Nigeria, Chukwumerije Okereke, has organised a climate education and tree planting exercise in Enugu State.
The state tree planting exercise is one of the programmes mapped out for the implementation of the International Visitors’ Leadership Programme (IVLP) impact award given to Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke by the United States Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
The exercise involved the planting of 35 ornamental trees along the road from P&T Bus Stop towards Ziks Avenue in a bid to raise awareness about the dangers of climate change and urban air pollution and the positive role of urban greening in combating both challenges.
The state tree planting exercise was flagged off by the Commissioner for Environment, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of State Ministry of Environment, Albert Obiora Ekete.
The flag-off was witnessed by 24 young leaders, staff of the ministry, chief executive officer of Eco-cyclers, Oge Nwonye, a member of the government palliative team, Basil Ojengwa, and many other volunteers who joined the exercise.
The young leaders had been selected from over 4,000 applications to be trained on the fundamentals of climate change science, urban air pollution, and climate advocacy to equip them to become more active citizens and more effective in spreading the message of climate action.
