NAF ADOPTS MEASURES TO MITIGATE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE 30-08-23
By: Sadiq Aminu Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar says the Nigerian Airforce has adopted measures aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change, which have significantly exacerbated various security challenges across the country.
He stated this while delivering a lecture via zoom to participants of senior course 45 of the National Institute for policy and strategic studies-NIPSS, Kuru, Jos.
According to a statement by the force spokesperson, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the Air Chief notes that though climate change is not directly responsible for conflicts, it has substantially compounded existing causal agents of conflicts.
Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar said NAF adopted kinetic and disaster relief operations as well as green practices and technologies to mitigate the effects of climate change on national security.
The Air Chief disclosed that the NAF had implemented some projects to improve on its environmental performance and reduce its carbon footprint such as installation of solar panels and recycling of wastes, as well as enforcement of tree planting in all its units across the country.