By Chesa Chesa
Nigeria’s Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Monday consulted with the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) on strategies towards localizing the country’s climate action options and renewable energy technology value chains.
Ngelale in his session with the WEF’s Head of Africa, Mr. Chido Munyati, and Africa’s Regional Agenda Lead, Ms. Abir Ibrahim, in Abuja extensively discussed Nigeria’s value chain localization initiative and how to actively create linkages between the Organized Private Sector in developed markets and critical Nigerian public-private stakeholders.
He explained that this is expected to advance new wealth-creating industries supported by localized supply chains, enthusing that there are “very exciting prospects here. We will follow up on the agenda items discussed soon”.
Ngelale also met with the Executive Vice-Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer of NASENI, Mr. Khalil Halilu, particularly to align approaches in an effort to bolster Nigeria’s new drive to localize renewable energy technology value chains.
According to Ngelale, “our collaborative approach to achieving national objectives for the benefit of all Nigerians is in conformity with President Bola Tinubu’s team-centered approach to problem-solving and service delivery. Nigerians have so much to look forward to”.
The presidential aide in yet another session exchanged views with the Country Director of ProVeg International, Mr. Hakeem Jimo, on how to generate tangible value from reviewing food systems that globally contribute up to 25% of all greenhouse gas emissions.
This is at a time when nearly 50% of all meat consumed in Nigeria is imported, he noted in a message made available to the press in Abuja.
“Sustainable agricultural practices and food system alignments can minimize forest destruction and biodiversity loss – a major area of opportunity as we seek to create a new industrial ecosystem for biomass in-country in close collaboration with our technical partners and investors”, Chief Ngelale stressed.
