The Niger Delta Improvement Fee has pledged readiness to companion with the United Nations Institute for Coaching and Analysis, to seek out options to the environmental challenges hampering the efforts to develop the Niger Delta area.
The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, acknowledged this throughout a courtesy go to by the group chief within the Technique, Planning, and Coordination Part of the United Nations Satellite tv for pc Centre, Mr. Olivier Van Damme, on the fee’s headquarters in Port Harcourt.
This was contained in a press release issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday by the NDDC Director of Company Affairs, Seledi Thompson-Wakama, and despatched to newsmen.
Dr Ogbuku, who was represented by the NDDC Govt Director, Tasks, Sir Victor Antai, mentioned it was very auspicious to work with UNITAR, which had the required capability within the coaching and empowerment to deal with environmental challenges.
The NDDC MD urged the UN Satellite tv for pc Centre hosted on the UNITAR to proffer long-term options to environmental challenges akin to flooding going through the Niger Delta area as a result of short-term options weren’t sustainable.
He mentioned, “We’re prepared for partnership find a long-lasting resolution to the perennial flood in our area, noting that fixing the flood challenges of the Niger Delta area couldn’t be addressed by the NDDC alone because it referred to as for collaboration between the Fee and different growth companies.
“At NDDC, our focus is not only on constructing bodily infrastructures but additionally creating human capital and defending our surroundings.”
Additionally talking, the UNOSAT technical group chief, Mr. Olivier Van Damme, mentioned that the mission of the UN Satellite tv for pc Centre was to advertise evidence-based decision-making for peace, safety, and resilience, utilizing geospatial data applied sciences.
He mentioned, We’re engaged in environmental conservation together with flood administration. We’re centered on creating capability. We work with our companions to supply Synthetic Intelligence- enhanced flood monitoring methods.”
“We help governmental, non-governmental, and worldwide organisations in enhancing their capacities by providing customised studying options that match their respective wants.”
In his remarks, the NDDC Director, Environmental Management and Safety, Engr. Onuoha Obeka, mentioned that the fee was frequently in search of methods to boost the event course of within the Niger Delta area, noting
“We wish to have the ability to use knowledge to foresee catastrophe and plan to mitigate the consequences.
“A collaboration with UNOSAT may also assist us to coach NDDC employees in that crucial space.”
Obeka mentioned {that a} collaboration with UNOSAT would assist the NDDC to combine and analyse geospatial data in a understandable and easy-to-use format, to strengthen catastrophe and local weather resilience, in addition to help sustainable growth insurance policies.