BNRCC - Building Nigeria's Response To Climate Change

International Climate Change

IPCC: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a scientific intergovernmental body tasked to evaluate the risk of climate change caused by human activity.

Stern Report: The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change is a 700-page report released in 2006 which discusses the effect of climate change and global warming on the world economy. Its main conclusion is that the benefits of strong, early action on climate change considerably outweigh the costs.

WMO: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is the UN's authoritative voice on the state and behavior of the Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources.

UNFCCC: The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC or FCCC) is an international environmental treaty produced at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), informally known as the Earth Summit in 1992. The treaty is aimed at stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.

UNEP: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) coordinates United Nations environmental activities

International Development Agencies

CIDA: The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is Canada’s lead agency for development assistance.

DFID: The Department for International Development (DFID) is the part of the UK government that manages Britain's aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty.

GTZ: The GTZ is an International Cooperation Enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations.

Nigerian Organizations & Networks

Special Climate Change Unit, Federal Ministry of the Environment

NEST The Nigerian Environmental Study/Action Team (NEST) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization, with headquarters in Ibadan, Nigeria. Its primary focus is on the environment and sustainable development, to which it is dedicated to providing advocacy and raising public awareness. NEST runs the BNRCC project.

ARDA The African Radio Drama Association is a non-profit, non-governmental organization located in Nigeria. ARDA was formed as a development campaign through the use of entertaining radio drama programs.

Nigeria-CAN Nigeria-CAN aims to bring together influential change champions in a coalition under the umbrella of the Nigeria Climate Action Network.

Heinrich Boell Foundation, Nigeria HBS is a non-governmental organization that has had a country office in Lagos since 2002. HBF conducts and supports civic educational activities in the fields of human, social and political rights, gender democracy, conflict resolution, and good governance – including work on climate change.

NCF Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) was established in 1980. NCF has maintained a lead role in the promotion of nature conservation and environmental protection; and has remained an institutional symbol of environmental protection in Nigeria in its 27 years of existence.

CCDI Nigeria CCDI is a non-profit organization that focuses on both rural and urban communities and has adopted a holistic approach to ecologically sustainable development that puts people first and adds value to the environment.

C4C Coalitions for Change (C4C) aims to accelerate Nigeria's progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

COASTAL LIFE INITIATIVE (COLIN), INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY, UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR

Centre for Education, Research & Conservation of Primates and Nature

Greenwatch Initiative

National Adaptation Strategy and Plan of Action

www.atbuedu.org: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University was established in 1980 as a Federal University of Technology, Bauchi, Nigeria. the university is currently implementing the BNRCC Community-based climate change pilot project in three communities of Billeri and Bursali in Darazo and Zaki local government areas of Bauchi State respectively and Gorori in Malam-madori local government area of Jigawa State. For further detail about the project, contact: saibrahim@atbuedu.org.

www.bsadp.com : The Bauchi State Agricultural Development Programme (BSADP) was established in 1981.The Programme is partnering with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (ATBU)Bauchi to implement the BNRCC Community-based climate change pilot project in three communities of Billeri, Bursali in Darazo and Zaki local government areas of Bauchi State respectively and Gorori in Malam-madori local government area of Jigawa State.

Nigerian Youth Climate Coalition (NYCC)

International Organizations & Networks

IISD Provides news, information and analysis on international environment and sustainable development negotiations and policy making

WOFAN Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) is a non – government organization that provides a wide range of services to rural communities to alleviate and promote economic, social and political empowerment, especially among women and youth

Science and Development Network News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world. Includes articles from other news sources worldwide.

IIED IIED is an independent, non-profit organization promoting sustainable patterns of world development through collaborative research, policy studies and networking

CARE International CARE International is responding to the urgency of climate changeby working with those most vulnerable to dramatically expand their access to the information, resources and support necessary for adaptation.

SAS2 Concepts and Tools for Collaborative Inquiry and Social Engagement.