Your Excellencies, distinguished delegates,
Welcome to the 17th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting.
Allow me to begin by extending thanks to His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Aziz
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The NDC document contains policies
that showcase efforts by countries to “reduce national emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change”.
Speaking to state house correspondents on Wednesday after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, Abubakar said the revised national policy on climate change has been approved.
He said the last time the NDC was revised was in 2012, adding that it became necessary to update now as a result of the increased impact of climate change over the past few years.
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“The environment in general and economic change affects everybody, but we have realised that it affects women even more and on this. We also know that we have a national policy on gender and climate change as approved,” he said.
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