The Sahel Climate Fund Secretariat Has Been Chosen For Nigeria.

The Secretariat of the Sahel Climate Fund will be based in Nigeria, as decided by the Heads of State and Government of the Sahel Region Climate Commission (SRCC).

The President’s spokesperson, Malam Garba Shehu, provided confirmation of this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

He asserts that the nomination of Issifi Boureim of the Niger Republic as the Executive Secretary of the Commission was also accepted in a communiqué released at the conclusion of the second summit of Heads of State and Government of the SRCC, held in conjunction with the 36th AU Summit.

Prior to his appointment, Boureim served as the Commission’s Coordinator for the Temporary Operational Framework.

His appointment is for a three-year non-renewable term, and he is not eligible to run for further terms of office.

You may remember that President Muhammadu Buhari expressed Nigeria’s desire to host the Sahel Climate Fund’s headquarters and its willingness to provide all required facilities.

The Sahel Area Climate Commission’s financial arm is known as the “Sahel Climate Fund” (SRCC).

The organization was established in 2016 at the Summit of African Heads of State and Government, which was organized at the King of Morocco’s initiative and held concurrently with the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. It is one of three climate commissions for Africa.