Naomi Gabriel —
Last Friday in Benin City, the Edo State capital, Nigeria, played host to the first Niger Delta Climate Change Exhibition – aimed at utilising visual content (pictures, paintings, and video) that will bring to the forefront of the public challenges faced by communities and individuals, as a result of climate change.
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Organised by Connected Advocacy for Empowerment and Youth Development, the project was also aimed at showcasing findings gathered from local communities in Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, and Rivers states.
The Executive Director of Connected Advocacy, Prince Israel Orekha said the artwork is a representation of the situation and reports gotten across teh Niger Delta on how climate change affects the environment.
“The artworks here represent the situation and community reports we got from across the Niger Delta on how climate change affects us, Orekha said.
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“These artworks were done by us and we are using them to tell the story of climate change. We want these stories to be readily available in the hands of the youth, policymakers and the public – we believe this will help us all see the need to take urgent steps against climate change.
“Climate change is here – we want citizens and policymakers to begin to take mitigative actions to tackle climate change. One man or group can not do it alone; together we can make a difference”, he added.
