IFRC Retreat: Humanitarian Calls For African Climate Action

A Nigerian humanitarian, Ameen Abdul, has called for urgent climate action to help in the gamut of efforts to addressing the issue that has continued to generate global concern.

Abdul stated this at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (DRR/CCA) Framework for Action Retreat in Entebbe, Uganda.

At the event, delegates exchanged ideas and presented strategies aimed at strengthening community resilience in the face of rising climate-related risks.

Abdul stressed that climate action could no longer be postponed.

“Building stronger, safer, and more resilient communities begins with intentional action today, not tomorrow,” he said.

He added that humanitarian leaders and institutions had a moral duty to go beyond crisis response and take proactive steps to protect future generations.

Abdul’s participation at the retreat further cemented his role as one of Africa’s leading voices for climate resilience.

LEADERSHIP reports that a symbolic tree planting exercise was carried out to reinforce the collective responsibility of leaders and citizens to protect the planet.

The effort, it was learnt, aligns with the Pan-African target of planting 5 billion trees by 2030 .