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PRESS RELEASE
FEDEN MARKS WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY –
JUNE 5, 2003
The Foundation for Environmental Development and Education
in Nigeria (FEDEN), a non-governmental organization that promotes
environmental awareness and sustainable development in Nigeria marks
this year’s World Environment Day (WED) with a symposium, on June 5,
2003 at the Auditorium of Chic Afrique House, 3, Thorburn Avenue,
Sabo, Yaba, Lagos.
The Theme of the Symposium is “Harnessing
Nigeria’s Water
Resources Towards Water Security: Sessions from the Mexico
Experience”
which is in line with the global theme for this years World
Environment Day – “Water:
Two Billion are dying for it.”
The symposium is part of FEDEN’s environmental awareness and
education activities and a fulfillment of the United Nation’s General
Assembly’s Resolution 2997 of
15th December 1992 which encourages Governments and Organizations Worldwide to
undertake annually on that day activities reaffirming their commitment
to the preservation and enhancement of the environment for present and
future generations.
The symposium, which starts at 11.00a.m will be attended by
Members of the Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD)
Programme hosted in
Nigeria
by FEDEN, a global network of professionals and non-governmental
organizations committed to sustainable development. Members of the
public are also welcome.
The panelist are from groups of Nigerian professionals from
various sectors and discipline who recently under test study visits to
Mexico, where they had the opportunity to observe and explore the
merits and challenges of managing threatened water resources, the
impacts on sustainability and efforts being made to mitigate negative
impacts and working towards Water Security. They joined other LEAD
Associates from
Brazil,
China, India, Japan, Pakistan, Indonesia and Southern Africa,
Senegal, Morocco, as part of the International training component of
the LEAD Capacity Building Programme.
The symposium is therefore an opportunity for them to share
there experiences and draw attention to lessons for
Nigeria.
The Director/Chief Executive Officer,
FEDEN,
8,
Thorburn Avenue,
Yaba,
Lagos. |
