For the RISE Africa Action Festival 2024 themed ‘‘Solutions Only [Failures Also]’’, Surge Africa held an online session on ‘‘Intersecting Advocacy with Climate Governance’’, bringing together key stakeholders in governance and civil society to discuss effective strategies for CSOs to foster impact drivem collaboration with state actors and close the gap between advocacy and action.

The webinar, which held on Zoom, was an interactive sessions that aimed to examine key findings of Surge Africa’s published research analysis titled ‘‘Navigating a Just Transition Amidst Energy Poverty in Nigeria.’’ The webinar convened industry stakeholders to discuss transition scenarios that eradicates energy poverty and opportunities for a just economic and energy transition in Nigeria.

Media & Comms Sundowner: A Networking Event

Venue: Art Hotel, Lagos - VI

Date: Saturday, January 27

Time: 4.00 - 8.00pm

Women in Climate, an initiative of Surge Africa convened a network of women advocates on International Women’s Day to connect and informally exchange knowledge and strategies through networking and alliance building. The space hosted women leaders who have driven strategic change in their own domain, and will lead informal discussions on leadership, access and equality, and the importance of building your community in the space.

The Northwest Commissioners Summit on Climate Change is a comprehensive one-day event aimed at promoting dialogue, collaboration, and fostering inter-state strategies in the North-Western region of Nigeria. The event will bring together respective State Commissioners and House Committee Chairmen on Environment and Climate Change from the seven Northwest states in Nigeria to deliberate on key issues that intersect climate change, sustainable development, and climate security. This critical step will help facilitate the development of state-level strategies and initiatives needed to advance climate change, adaptation and resilience.