…..Climate action: Zamfara to distribute 2000 clean cooking stoves to residents
Zamfara Government says it will soon distribute 2000 clean cooking stoves to poor and vulnerable households as part of its climate action in the state.
Mahmud Abdullahi, State Commissioner of Environment and Natural Resources, disclosed this on Monday while speaking in Dubai at the ongoing global climate change conference known as COP28.
Abdullahi said the cooking stoves called Save80 would reduce carbon emissions by 80 percent.
This initiative, he said, was to make the residents key into the climate action of the state and in the process create awareness on the impact of climate change through incentive.
“That is going to help the community and reduce the number of trees that are being cut or rightly put as deforestation.
“Also, on green energy, we are working on having a solar farm in Zamfara that will generate about 30 megawatts of energy for the state.
“The population of Zamfara now is about 9.5 million and with this energy initiative, about 4 million will have steady and stable electricity to start with.”
The commissioner noted that Zamfara had achieved a lot with its participation at the COP because the state was able to meet some partners and NGOs that were willing to come down and contribute financially.
“We are some that Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and some are institutional strengthening. We have gotten a variety of these for the state.”
Abdullahi asserted that an international organisation, GGI Global Initiative has agreed to help the state develop a comprehensive climate action plan that would guide the state on adaptation and mitigation efforts.
He said the two pilot climate action projects were being funded by the Gov. Dauda Lawal led- state government so as to key into the carbon market.
At the market, he said the state was expected to raise more funds and reinvest to upscale the projects.
“You cannot come to COP with empty hands, you must have something you are working on or that you want to work on, that is climate related.
“Then you come here to seek funding or partnership from experts that are in that field,”he said.
…..Climate action: Zamfara to distribute 2000 clean cooking stoves to residents
