L–R: Mr. Ebijimi Olugbenga, Community Representative, Ugboland Host Community Development Trust; Ms. Amy Gukas, Junior Technical Advisor, Conflict Prevention and Elections, GIZ EPSG Project; Chief Amiefamonyo Braide Fredrick Ongiri, Director, Relief and Rehabilitation, Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency; Dr. David Udofia, Peacebuilding Program Manager, PIND Foundation; Prof. Joel Efiong, Head of Department, Environmental Management, University of Calabar; Ms. Ogadinma Uchechi, Youth Representative; and Mr. Adam Umar Dutse, Co-founder and CEO, Greenberg Materials, during PIND’s Policy Roundtable on Advancing Climate Resilience, Climate-Sensitive Peacebuilding and Human Security in the Niger Delta, held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta has raised concerns over growing climate security risks in the Niger Delta, warning that flooding, coastal erosion, environmental degradation and livelihood losses are deepening human insecurity and increasing pressure on communities across the region.
PIND, in a statement on Friday, said the challenges require urgent action from policymakers and stakeholders, stressing the need to integrate climate resilience into peacebuilding, development planning and environmental governance.
