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CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SULAIMON O. ARIGBABU POLICY ADVOCACY PROJECT PARTNERSHIP ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN LAGOS STATE (PAPPCC) 7th Lagos State Climate Change Summit 2015

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A Delicate Balance Definitions Lagos in Action Climate Change- Governance..sPot the Difference The (Draft) Lagos State Climate Change Policy 2012- 2014 Challenges for a Lagos Climate Change Policy Opportunities Necessary Next Steps OUTLINE

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DELICATE BALANCE

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CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change refers to significant change in measures of the climate lasting for an extended period of time (i.e., decades to millions of years). The earths climate has been changing slowly over the centuries, cold periods have alternated with warm periods. However, in recent years, these changes are happening at a much faster and devastating rate. Human activities including deforestation, burning of fossil fuels and industrial processes are found largely responsible.

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. From the World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission) Our Common Future report (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987).

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SD IS A PERFECTLY BALANCED MARBLE Source: www.thesustainbleleader.org/sustainable-development Should any of the three be neglected or pushed above the others, the plane tilts and the marble falls.

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CLIMATE CHANGE IN NIGERIA Drought in the northSea level rise and flooding in the south

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Our Economy Nigeria is not only vulnerable because of impacts of climate change, but also to the impacts of response measures-our economy depends mostly on the earnings from fossil fuel production.

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Lagos in Action

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But Climate Change is not. a project No Certificate of Completion a destination a tenured matter

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MAN at war(k)

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sPOT the DIFFERENCE

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RECIPE A robust, ambitious, clearly articulated and legislated POLICY POLICY framework is the SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT for SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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The (Draft) Lagos State Climate Change Policy 2012- 2014 ?!

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Policy Advocacy Project Partnership on Climate Change in Lagos State Building Nigerias Response to Climate Change(BNRCC) Nigeria Environment Study and Action Team (NEST)

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Challenges for a Lagos Climate Change Policy

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Ambitious?

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Force of Law?

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how BOLD?

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Exist in a National Vacuum?

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Opportunities The Political Environment: CHANGE and CONTINUITY Economy under Pressure International Climate Negotiations: Cop 21 in Paris

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Necessary Next Steps 1.Adopt the Lagos State Climate Change Policy 2.Give the Policy a Legal Framework 3.Take leadership in advocating for a National Climate Change Policy and signing the National Climate Change Commission Bill in to law 4.Strengthen Inter-ministerial coordination on States climate policies 5.Establish a Lagos Standards organization to promote Resource Conservation 6.Consider climate resilience when awarding projects to contractors 7.Get serious with addressing eco-system lost as cost of development 8.Any hope for a Lagos Carbon Market?

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