ECOWAS Civil Society On Climate Change

“With the approval of the Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Civil Society Movement of Liberia (ECSOMOL), the Organization has launched climate change awareness in Liberia and will also have a peaceful match on March 16, 2020 in Monrovia and throughout the country; simultaneously, in support of the United Nations urgent call for global fight on climate change.
“It can be recalled that world’s leaders met in September 2019 in New York, USA, at the United Nations General Assembly, calling on world leaders to urgently fight climate change, addressing the threat posed by climate change.
“Accordingly, President George Manneh Weah, led a high power government delegation in September 2019, at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, USA.
“We at the ECOWAS Civil Society Movement of Liberia (ECSOMOLJ highly congratulate the President and Delegation to the world Body and thank them for a job-well done.
“As the result of this urgent call, other nations have already started the awareness and support on climate change; among them are: Nigeria, Serra Leone, Guinea and Ghana, to name a few.
“For this global call, the Government of Germany through its Chancellor proposed 16 Billion Euros for Global-Climate change support.
“Additionally, the European Union has a development package for climate change and migration in the tone of 4.1 billion Euros for Africa.
“Moreover, Liberia has great opportunity to tap into these global continental funds; this will give rise to domesticating the Liberian Economy, our national resources for possible revenue collection in terms of budgetary support, and much more.
“The proposed climate change match will begin with a peaceful match and will be climaxed with a dialogue on the Liberian economy, among other discussions.
“Given the necessity of the United Nations call, the ECOWAS Civil Society Movement of Liberia (ECSOMOL) has taken the challenge to spearhead the race to fight global-climate change and is calling on the European Union, UNDP, USAID, United States Embassy in Liberia, the Swedish Embassy in Liberia, ECOWAS, AU and all International organization and NGOs for support in kind or the required funding to arrest the danger posed.
“We further call on the Government of the Republic of Liberia through the ministries of
Public Works, Finance and Development Planning, Information, Agriculture, Post and
Telecommunications, Lands, Mines and Energy, Foreign Affairs, Education and Internal
Affairs; FDA to support the call for global climate change.
“In related development, we want to use this opportunity to further congratulate the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) who have already started significant awareness and fight in this drive; we are with you as campaigners for climate change in Liberia.
“Climate change is real-take precautionary measures to prevent climate change. The
campaigners for climate change in Liberia are spearheading by the ECOWAS Civil Society
Movement of Liberia (ECSOMOL). Atlantic Plaza Building: Contact :0888636588/0775956754/0881676067
THE HUMAN INDUCED ACTIONS:

• Deforestation- stop cutting down major trees for export without reforestation;
• Land degradation- causes land slide in the mining sector; leaving pop holes on the ground from mining operations;
• Keep our environment clean by keeping our drainages free from dirt. The raining season is coming soon;
• Effects and impacts: disaster strike at any-time-such as flood, sea erosion, land slide, fire winds and tropical storms;
  The press statement was signed by retha T. Dennis, Executive Director and approved by J. Napoleon Toquie II, , Vice Chairman.