President Bola Tinubu has approved the launch of the Climate Accountability and Transparency Portal, a key initiative aimed at enhancing efficiency and accountability in Nigeria’s participation at the upcoming 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 29) in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, made the announcement during a media briefing at the State House on Tuesday, outlining Nigeria’s preparations for the global climate conference scheduled for November 11-22, 2024.
In addition to the portal, the government will implement stringent cost-saving measures, expected to save nearly ₦10 billion compared to expenditures incurred during COP 28 in Dubai last year. This move demonstrates Nigeria’s commitment to transparency and fiscal responsibility in its climate action efforts.
The statement reads, “The President has approved that the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action in collaboration with the National Council on Climate Change establish the Climate Accountability and Transparency Portal (CAT-P) as a tool for every Nigerian to verify the number of delegates attending COP 29 later this year.
“This will, among other things, ensure that all members of the delegation across ministries, departments and agencies at the federal and state levels, as well as the legislative branch of government, are captured on a transparent portal. Nigerians will have full-and-real-time access into the data concerning who is attending and those the government is sponsoring to COP 29.”
According to Chief Ngelale, the launch of the Climate Accountability and Transparency Portal represents the change that Nigerians have been clamoring for. He added that it is this change that President Tinubu is delivering to them.
