The United Nations Youngsters’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday referred to as on the folks of Bauchi State to make sure that they plant extra timber as a way to stop flooding and different unfavorable affect of local weather change.
The Fund’s WASH officer, Bauchi State, Nanbam Michael made this name whereas talking at an occasion to commemorate this yr’s World Setting Day held on the School of Agriculture Bauchi State on Friday.
In accordance with her, planting extra timber can cease flooding occasioned by heavy storm and rainfall which often destroy homes and farmlands.
Michael, who was addressing stakeholders together with conventional leaders on the occasion with the theme: Technology of Restoration, stated it’s solely by planting extra timber that the unfavorable affect of flooding might be prevented in Bauchi State and Nigeria at massive.
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She inspired folks to not be reducing timber any how with out planting, including that if it’s vital for somebody to fall tree ought to make it possible for he changed with 5 timber.
In accordance with the UNICEF WASHOfficer, Nandam stated that “Right now we’re celebrating the world environmental day is simply to remind us of the significance of maintaining the environment protected for ourselves, youth and youngsters”
She stated that UNICEF recognise the significance of the World Environmental Day “That’s why we have now gathered right here to remind our stakeholders and conventional leaders to make sure that we mobilise folks on to not reduce timber however plant.”
Including that, “If we have now extra timber in the environment and if over flooding and heavy storm got here, the flood that presupposed to destroy our homes won’t as a result of the timber we planted will certainly maintain it.”
The UNICEF Wash officer, Nandam Michael urged conventional leaders and stakeholders to present consciousness to folks of the communities that they need to not reduce timber however plant it in different to forestall over flooding and heavy storm from destroying homes.
