By Idris Auwal
Kaduna State government urges stakeholders to redouble effort in educating students on the effects of climate change.

Kaduna State government has stressed the need for critical stakeholders to redouble effort in educating students on issues related to global warming and also to engage in climate change campaigns to mitigate environmental degradation and other environmental challanges that are affecting people especially children.
The Special Assistant to Kaduna State Governor on Climate Change, Yusuf Idris Amoke made the call when he visited Womenhood College of Health Science and Technology in Kaduna with a view to sensitise the students on the importance of tree planting.
Mr Yusuf Amoke who highlighted the significant role of climate awareness among students, advocated for regular trees planting in all schools to combat erosion and other forms of environmental degradation,
Amoke called for the establishment of Green Clubs in all schools across the 23 local governments of Kaduna state.
The Special Assistant, further emphasized that, geography education is key to enable students to learn various ways to protect their environment.
Yusuf Idris Amoke suggested several ways to spread awareness about climate change in the country, including sharing news on social media, citing scientific research and evidence, providing real-life examples, discussing global solutions to reduce degradation and encouraging personal actions to fight climate change.
Earlier, the Director of Womenhood College of Health Science and Technology in Kaduna, Malam Nurudeen Bello stressed the significance of educating school students on effective ways to combat issues related to climate change and environmental degradation through awareness.
Malam Bello expressed appreciation over the visit of the Special Assistant to the Governor on Climate Change to the school, where hundreds of students were sensitized about climate change.
According to him, climate change poses a threat to the existence of humans perticulerly children, animals, and other living organisms.
Nurudden Bello points out that the entire country is experiencing extreme heat due to climate change, emphasized the need to engage students in learning various ways to protect their environment and ecosystem.