INVESTJIGAWA PARTICIPATES IN UKNIAF/NGF-ORGANISED ROUNTABLE ON STATE ACCESS TO CLIMATE FINANCE

From 29^th to 30^th May 2024, InvestJigawa’s Director General Furera Isma Jumare attended the UKNIAF/Nigeria Governors’ Forum – organised “Roundtable on State-Level Access to Climate Finance.” The objective of the roundtable was to equip state officials with the necessary knowledge and tools to enable them gain access to climate finance to accomplish their development goals. The roundtable focused on exploring funding opportunities – sharing experiences and highlighting politically viable, financially feasible and climate-smart development projects that could attract climate financing.

The Director General was a member of the panel of discussants, where she underlined the significance of such climate-smart projects in enhancing resilience against the impact of climate change. She further stated that Jigawa State Governor Mallam Umar Namadi, acknowledges the importance of driving climate-smart initiatives and renewable energy projects within the State, reinforcing the state’s commitment to sustainable development.

The Director General was accompanied to the roundtable by Umar Ibrahim Hassan, Head Unit, Climate Change of the State’s newly renamed Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Renewable Energy.