The Nigerian government has raised concerns about the negative effects of climate change, which it says is posing serious threat to food security, especially in developing nations, including Nigeria.
According to the Minister of State for Agriculture, Mr Heineken Lokpobiri, the government is poised to tackle the menace as part of steps aimed at ensuring food production.
The Minister made the remark at a forum to mark the 2016 World Food Day in Abuja.
The focus of the event was how to mitigate the effects of climate change on food production.
Prior to the Minister’s speech, the country’s representative for the International Funds for Agricultural Development, Mr Mohammed Lawal drew attention to how recent flooding in some parts of Nigeria has affected farmers.
The Chairman of the House of Reps Committee on Agriculture, also explained some intervention that mitigate the negative effects of climate change.
He said that the House has created a committee dedicated to look at issues that concern climate change.
Then the Minister of State for Agriculture reaffirmed government’s determination to tackle climate change.
“In line with global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emission, the President on September 22, 2016 signed the Paris Agreement, which essentially seeks to reduce global warming to below 2%,” he said.
