EAA SEEKS FG PARTNERHIP ON ENVIRONMENT

EAA SEEKS FG PARTNERHIP ON ENVIRONMENT
Osadebamwen Patrick

Minister of Environment Mr. John Odey has described education and awareness as a key component for the development of a sustainable environment in the country.
Odey said this while receiving Mr, Lee Kwang the President of Environment Action Association, EAA, who was in the country from Korea to establish a branch of the EAA and seek partnership with the ministry to promote its actvities in the country.
The minister assured Mr. Kwang that the ministry was open to collaborate with all stake-holder of the environment to make it sustainable for human habitation.
Odey said working with the EAA would be a good platform from which the ministry would benefit giving its wide experience in the area of the environment.
He said such collaboration makes the task of the ministry easier when professional environmental organisations and other stakeholders demonstrate interest for collaboration with the ministry who is willing to collaborate with both local and international pertners to improve the environmental condition of the country.
Mr Kwang said the 21st centry is a centrury for the envorinment and the worl must focus on the environemt from which we all derive benefits for our livelihood.
Mrs Maureen Tarkafateh, Nigerian co-president said the group would be training youth to imbibe a good environment habit. She said that the Nigerian environmental issues are such that can be corrected especially as the country has opportunity to learn from developed countries.
The EAA is a non-governmental environment with its Headquarters in South Korea building partnership for a sustainable environment across the world, with special focus on water sanitation, affrestation and desertification.