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| From left to right: Prof. Charles Anosike, Director General and CEO of NiMet, and Prof. Kate Omenugha, Acting Vice Chancellor of COOU, during her courtesy visit to Prof. Anosike’s office in Abuja on June 26, 2024. |
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) are set to partner on climate action initiatives.
This is including setting up an experimental farm and
weather station.
Both organizations will also explore partnership
opportunities in other mutually beneficial areas.
The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NiMet,
Prof. Charles Anosike disclosed this at a meeting with the Acting Vice
Chancellor of COOU, Prof. Kate Omenugha on Wednesday.
“I commend Prof. Omenugha for birthing the vision for the
university to embark on a tree planting campaign.
“There is a lot that NiMet and COOU can do together. We will
explore ways of providing climate and weather information to the local
communities around the university, and also our daily early warnings alerts.
“We will also explore collaboration in dual certifications
between COOU and NiMet’s two institutions-RTC Oshodi and MBMIST Katsina”.
Prof. Omenugha had earlier briefed the NiMet DG/CEO of the
University’s 2024 Tree Planting and Climate Action Summit scheduled for
Wednesday, 17th July, 2024, with Professor Anosike billed as the lead
discussant.
The Acting COOU Vice Chancellor thanked Professor Anosike
for his kind words and said that she was inspired to embark on the tree
planting campaign after experiencing first hand the devastating effects of
Climate Change shortly after she was appointed Acting Vice Chancellor.
“Heavy windstorm blew away the roofs of sixteen buildings in
our University.
“This challenged us to think of creative and climate smart
ways of mitigating future devastation.
“We have a five-year roadmap on climate action which we see
as a crusade – ‘One staff one tree, one student one tree’ initiative.
“We are excited at the opportunity of partnering NiMet”,
Prof. Omenugha said.
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