SEO Riders:
– Grassroots coalitions launch Nigeria’s first Climate Justice Movement to hold polluters accountable.
– West African youth and women lead at People’s COP events, pushing for grants, reparations, and policy reform.
– Civil society empowers communities via digital campaigns, awareness toolkit, and international advocacy.
A coalition of more than 40 Nigerian civil society organisations, spearheaded by Greenpeace Africa, has officially launched the Climate Justice Movement (CJM) in Abuja. The CJM unites grassroots groups, environmental advocates, and justice-focused NGOs under a shared declaration demanding accountability from oil and gas companies, remediation of polluted sites, and compensation for Niger Delta communities. Signatories called for the end of gas flaring, stronger regulatory frameworks, and rejection of ineffective solutions such as voluntary carbon trading—pushing instead for binding provisions and “polluters pay” principles.
At a regional scale, West African activists are amplifying voices at the African People’s Counter COP and similar events, championing loss and damage reparations, equitable energy transitions, and zero-waste/methane policies. Youth leaders—like Liberia’s Ezekiel Nyanfor and Ghana’s Yero Sarr—are mobilizing educational tools and climate ambassadors’ toolkits to inspire local action. Women’s groups across Senegal, the Niger Delta, and beyond are asserting their rights, particularly at the largest-ever Women’s Climate Assembly, advocating gender-responsive climate justice. With citizens staging protests, digital campaigns, and strategic COP participation, West Africa’s activists are demonstrating how community-driven movements can shift global climate narratives toward accountability, equity, and genuine climate justice.
