Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Tuesday reiterated his administration’s commitment to taking giant strides through initiatives in combating the effects of climate change.
Sanwo-Olu gave the assurance at the 10th Annual Association of Lagos State Retired Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries (ALARHOSPS) Summit held at Alausa, Ikeja.
The governor who was represented by his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, said that the fight against climate change was a journey, not a destination.
He said that his administration would work closely with experts, organisations and the global community in ensuring that the state remained at the forefront of climate actions.
Sanwo-Olu said that the state would build resilient infrastructure that would serve as an immediate response to climate change threats.
“Part of the 38 projects in the climate change plan is to build an 18km embankment and sea walls which will protect over 2.7 million people, 700,000 of whom are vulnerable population, through more partnerships.
“We also plan to attract low-cost public funding and possible commercial investment to support the resilient journey,” he said.
