Imo State
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2025 Imo State Climate Governance Profile
State Climate Leadership Profile
State: Imo
Ministry: Ministry of Environment and sanitation, Block 2 State Secretariat port Harcourt road owerri imo state.
Role: Director / Climate Change Desk Officer
Name: Ekwulonu Ijeoma Adaure
Bio Summary
Marital status: married
Position: Head of Department Of Ecology and Climate Change
Academic Qualifications: BSc. Microbiology
PGD Sustainable Environmental Studies
Professional Qualifications:
Member Nigeria Environmental Society (NES).
Member of the Imo State Technical Committee on Climate Change.
Certificate in Environmental Standard Cohort 1: Understanding Environmental and social assessment process for world Bank MFi and project in Nigeria.
Certificate in Environmental Standard Cohort 2: Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) and Environmental and social Assessment (ESA) process in projects.
Participations and Contributions to Climate Actions:
Initiated the creation of the present Ecology and Climate Change department.
I participated in the drafting and reviewing of the Imo state climate change policy.currently part of the committee on the drafting and development of climate change action plan. “
2024 Imo State Climate Governance Profile
2024 Imo Profile
| State | Climate Governance Structure | Legislative Oversight | Climate Change Advisory Roles | Local Government Focal Persons | CSO/NGO Engagement | Climate Action Plans or Policies | Emission Reduction Targets | Periodic Climate Conferences | Recent Climate Projects | Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) | Climate Consideration in 2024 Budget | Green Bond Provisions | Online Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imo | Yes, coordinated by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. | Yes, through the State House Committee on Environment. | Yes, the Special Adviser on Climate Change is appointed. | No formal designation yet. | Yes, but lacks a digital registry. | A Climate Resilience Plan is being finalized. | No defined targets yet. | Occasional workshops but no annual conference yet. | Rainforest restoration and clean energy awareness programs. | No standardized MER framework. | Mentioned under the Environment Ministry budget. | No current provisions. | Functional government site; minimal climate content. |
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