Climate Watch: Disability group trains PWDs on waste recycling, environmental conservation

Climate change directly affects our communities, health, and livelihoods.

Yet, media coverage often prioritises politics and business over climate-related stories, leaving crucial environment news under-reported.

Climate Watch seeks to bridge this information gap, ensuring that important climate change stories and mitigation efforts stay on your radar.

Here is a round up of last week’s climate stories:

• The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has trained persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Abia on waste recycling and environmental conservation techniques. The two-day training workshop held in Aba on February 28 and was organised in collaboration with the Abia state commission for the welfare of disabled persons and the Disability Rights Fund (DRF). The programme was themed: ‘Climate-resilient skills in climate-smart agriculture, waste recycling, and environmental conservation techniques’. At the event, participants were introduced to waste recycling concepts, including practical techniques to recycle organic waste. Godwin Unumeri, CDD acting director, noted the importance of economic empowerment for PWDs to help them become self-reliant. In his message, Chris Ike, director of climate change at the Abia state ministry of environment, said the ministry is committed to integrating PWDs into climate change initiatives.
• A coalition of African and global civil society groups has expressed concern over the inclusion of natural gas in Africa’s energy transition agenda. The criticism follows a resolution made by African heads of state at the recent Mission 300 energy summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Read more here.

• Neveah Limited, a commodities export company, says its aluminium and copper waste recycling plant in the Mowe area of Ogun will create 6,000 indirect jobs when operational. Ibidapo Lawal, the company’s chief executive officer, said the facility will also create 40,000 direct jobs. Lawal noted that the recycling plant will also reduce Nigeria’s carbon emissions by about 377,460 tonnes annually, equivalent to removing 82,000 cars from the road. Find out more here.