PACE, UK International Train 65 Climate Change Advocates In Jigawa
By: Ahmed Aminu, Dutse
The Partnership for Agile Governance and Climate Engagement (PACE) has trained 65 members of civil society groups and government officials in Jigawa State on techniques to address climate change issues.
This was disclosed by the Jigawa state Team Leader of PACE, Mr Muiz Adeniren in an interview with The Syndicate in Dutse, the Jigawa state capital.
He said that those trained were passionate individuals, civil societies and government actors from different parts of the state working to address issues of climate change, governance, economic empowerment and social protection.
“The training has built the capacity of the coalition of civil society groups and government actors who are working collectively to address key developmental issues around climate change, economic matters, governance and social protection.
“Before this, we were able to identify and select from a very long list of 28 issues and tore them down to two which they would be collectively addressing. For them to face this work, we gathered them and built their capacity and equipped them with technical know-how in working under coalition for better results in achieving the desired objectives.
“When people of diverse backgrounds and interests come together for common goals they need to understand the basics of coalition, conflict management, monitoring and evaluation,” he said.
He said during the three-day training workshop held in Kaduna, the participants were also trained on citizens engagement and advocacy.
“This includes developing monitoring framework, integrating conflict sensitive approach on issues work, conflict consideration in projects design and implementation, Data collection, tools and technology and reporting, interactions on strategies to ensure long term sustainability and ownership and innovative climate project idea for civil society organizations.”
Mr Adeniren said the participants came from different intervention areas such as education, health, social protection, climate change and co-governance, fiscal transparency and accountability.
He said PACE is designed to support more accountable and inclusive institutions to respond to Nigeria’s governance and climate change challenges.
This is a governance programme seeking to address governance challenges that undermine development and perpetuate social exclusion in Nigeria.
The PACE is funded by the United Kingdom International Development which will run its programmes for 48 months in Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa, and the Federal Capital Territory to enhance governance and climate resilience in Nigeria.
It has adopted the Whole-of-Society Approach to mobilise diverse stakeholders—including government, civil society, the private sector, and local communities—to collaboratively address the complex challenges of climate change, governance, economic empowerment and social protection.
