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Delegates at the just-held International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (DRR/CCA) Framework for Action Retreat in Entebbe, Uganda have engaged in ideas and presented strategies that would strengthen community resilience in the face of the rising climate-related risks.

An Ilorin-born Nigerian humanitarian, Ameen Abdul, renewed the call for urgent climate action to help in the gamut of efforts to address the issue that has continued to generate global concern.

The retreat attracted regional and global stakeholders, who took turns to discuss how African communities can prepare for disasters and adapt to worsening climate impacts.

Abdul posited that climate action could no longer be postponed, urging: “Building stronger, safer, and more resilient communities begins with intentional action today, not tomorrow.”

He added that humanitarian leaders and institutions had moral duty to go beyond crisis response and take proactive steps to protect future generations.

At the end, a symbolic tree-planting exercise was carried out to reinforce the collective responsibility of leaders and citizens to protect the planet.

The effort, it was learnt, aligns with the Pan-African target of planting five billion trees by 2030, a goal participants, including Abdul, pledged to support.

Source: Guardian Nigeria | Read Full Story…