Lagos Government Partners Foreign Varsity, Others For Solution To Climate Change
LAGOS State government said it is partnering with the Creative Youth Community Development Initiative – Solution17 for Climate Action, and New York University, Abu Dhabi, to promote climate change awareness and action through artistic expression.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Omobolaji Gaji, made this disclosure on Thursday at a press conference held at Alausa, Ikeja, saying that the project was expected to increase the contribution of youths towards an inclusive and solutions-oriented climate conference.
Gaji disclosed that the project would be done through the project – Art for Climate Change, listing some of the activities lined up to include, Pre-Artnovation 1 & 2- Artists meet Technologists (Ideation and Brainstorming), Google MeetUp and Slack, Private Exhibition in Lagos – Special Viewing, Dialogue Series NYU Abu Dhabi and Live painting marathon, Abu Dhabi and Dialogue Series in Nigeria in Partnership with United Nations /Lagos State University.
Others are: Climate Art Exhibition at the Abu Dhabi and Dubai Expo City – Physical and Virtual (Virtual Reality), Abu Dhabi and Dubai and Post COP28 Exhibition, JK Randle, Onikan, Lagos.
The Permanent Secretary said the Art for Climate Change is a follow-up to the MOU signed between New York University (NYU), Abu Dhabi and COP28 UAE, which aims to enhance the role of higher education institutions in knowledge-sharing, climate action, and youth engagement.
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