{"id":62110,"date":"2018-05-08T16:37:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T15:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=62110"},"modified":"2018-05-08T16:37:08","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T15:37:08","slug":"climate-change-buhari-seeks-sustained-support-from-international-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/climate-change-buhari-seeks-sustained-support-from-international-community\/","title":{"rendered":"CLIMATE CHANGE: BUHARI SEEKS SUSTAINED SUPPORT FROM INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-test-id=\"message-view-body\">\n<div class=\"msg-body P_wpofO iy_A\" data-test-id=\"message-view-body-content\">\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja reiterated the need for<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">sustained financial, technical and capacity building support from the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">international community to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">in the country.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Receiving a Letter of Credence from Mr Robert Jan Petri, the Ambassador of<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Netherlands to Nigeria, President Buhari said Nigeria would continue to<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">vigorously pursue the replenishment of the Lake Chad Basin, which has<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">dried up to 10 percent of its original size.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#8221;With the population growth in Nigeria and the drying up of the Lake<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Chad, we have to move faster and adapt to the impacts of climate change<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">through technological solutions, &#8221; the President said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The President told the Dutch Ambassador that following Nigeria\u2019s active<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">participation in UN-organized Climate Change conferences in 2015, 2016 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