AEPB to sensitise residents on climate change

Mr Shehu Lawan, the Director, Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) has said that the board is committed to effective sensitisation campaign on the effect of climate change.

Lawan made this known during the 2019 World Environmental Health Day, in Abuja with the theme: “Climate Change Challenges, Time for Global Environmental Health to Act in Unison’’.

He said that AEPB was committed to instructing all the staff of the board to embark on effective sensitisation campaign to the general public on the climate change challenges and its effects in the FCT.

“Abuja Environmental Protection Board has come up to join the world to celebrate this year`s world health day.

“As a result, there is a call for environmental health practitioners to play a pivot role in adaptation of strategies and measures to protect our environment.

“There is also a need to instruct and educate communities against the challenges and effects of climate variability at the grassroots level.

“I want to assure the public that the board will rededicate all members of staff to educate people on the effect of climate change.

“The sensitisation will help people to know the kind of activities the public can be doing to mitigate climate change effectively.

“According to World Health Organisation (WHO) between 2030 to 2050 climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths yearly from malnutrition, malaria diarrhea among others,’’ he said.