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Nigeria’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution

Government, Nigeria

To address the increasing importance of climate change issues in Nigeria, the Federal Executive Council adopted in 2012 the Nigeria Climate Change Policy Response and Strategy. To ensure an effective national response to the significant and multi-faceted impacts of climate change, Nigeria has adopted a comprehensive strategy, as well as several specific policies. The strategic goal of the Nigeria climate change policy response and strategy is to foster low-carbon, high growth economic development and build a climate-resilient society through the attainment of the following strategies: promoting low carbon in energy consumption; enhancing national capacity to adapt to climate change; increasing public awareness; and involving private sector participation in addressing the challenges of climate change.

Process Flow

Department of Economic Development ⬤

Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Planning ⬤

Office of the Minister of State for National Planning ⬤

Office of the Minister of National Planning ⬤

Federal Executive Council ⬤

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Nigeria’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution Current Version

January 2022

To address the increasing importance of climate change issues in Nigeria, the Federal Executive Council adopted in 2012 the Nigeria Climate Change Policy Response and Strategy. To ensure an effective national response to the significant and multi-faceted impacts of climate change, Nigeria has adopted a comprehensive strategy, as well as several specific policies. The strategic goal of the Nigeria climate change policy response and strategy is to foster low-carbon, high growth economic development and build a climate-resilient society through the attainment of the following strategies: promoting low carbon in energy consumption; enhancing national capacity to adapt to climate change; increasing public awareness; and involving private sector participation in addressing the challenges of climate change.

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