{"id":2539,"date":"2026-09-03T11:16:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/?p=2539"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:34:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:34:28","slug":"benue-climate-action-resilient-communities-owacdo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/benue-climate-action-resilient-communities-owacdo\/","title":{"rendered":"OWACDO Joins Benue Climate Action for More Resilient Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2539\" class=\"elementor elementor-2539\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000301 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33000301\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33000300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Benue climate action<\/strong> took centre stage as OWACDO joined the state Ministry of Water Resources, Environment and Climate Change, government agencies, civil-society organisations, development partners and environmental stakeholders to mark World Environment Day 2026.<\/p><p>The Makurdi event focused on the theme \u201cUrbanization and Climate Change: Building Resilient Cities for a Sustainable Future,\u201d connecting global environmental concerns with practical choices that affect neighbourhoods across Benue State.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000304 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33000304\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000302 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"33000302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33000303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taking environmental awareness into public spaces<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000306 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33000306\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33000305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A road walk and public sensitisation campaign encouraged residents to protect their surroundings, manage waste responsibly and understand how climate change can intensify existing urban pressures.<\/p><p>Public engagement is important because resilient cities are shaped by daily behaviour as well as policy. Cleaner drainage, responsible disposal, reduced pollution and care for shared spaces can improve health and reduce environmental risks, particularly for vulnerable households.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000308 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33000308\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000307 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33000307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OWACDO-World-Environment-Day-participation-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2534\" alt=\"OWACDO joins environmental stakeholders in Benue\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OWACDO-World-Environment-Day-participation-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OWACDO-World-Environment-Day-participation-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OWACDO-World-Environment-Day-participation-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/OWACDO-World-Environment-Day-participation.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Government, civil society and development partners promoted shared responsibility for environmental protection.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3300030a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3300030a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33000309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tree planting and dialogue for climate resilience<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3300030c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3300030c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3300030b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3300030b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Participants also took part in a tree-planting exercise to promote environmental restoration and long-term climate resilience. Trees can support shade, soil protection and healthier urban spaces, while the exercise provided a visible reminder that climate commitments require practical action.<\/p><p>Stakeholders discussed sustainable urban development and strategies for communities to adapt to changing environmental conditions. Bringing different institutions together helped connect public awareness with broader planning and coordination.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3300030e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3300030e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3300030d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3300030d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Benue-climate-resilience-tree-planting-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2532\" alt=\"Tree planting for climate resilience in Benue\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Benue-climate-resilience-tree-planting-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Benue-climate-resilience-tree-planting-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Benue-climate-resilience-tree-planting-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Benue-climate-resilience-tree-planting.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Tree planting translated the day\u2019s sustainability message into a practical commitment.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000310 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33000310\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3300030f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3300030f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why the environment is part of community development<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000312 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33000312\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33000311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OWACDO\u2019s participation reflects the link between environmental conditions and human wellbeing. Women, children and low-income communities can be disproportionately affected by unsafe water, poor sanitation, extreme weather and disruptions to livelihoods.<\/p><p>Supporting climate awareness therefore complements OWACDO\u2019s wider work for healthy, inclusive communities. The organisation joined partners in calling on residents to plant and protect trees, keep their environment clean and take part in solutions that make Benue greener and more resilient.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OWACDO joined Benue stakeholders for a World Environment Day road walk, public sensitisation and tree planting focused on resilient cities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2531,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,9],"tags":[77,78,76],"class_list":["post-2539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-humanitarian-response","category-knowledge-info-mgmt","tag-benue-state","tag-community-development","tag-owacdo-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Benue Climate Action: Building Resilient Communities<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"OWACDO joined Benue climate action through public sensitisation, stakeholder dialogue and tree planting for healthier, more resilient communities.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/benue-climate-action-resilient-communities-owacdo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Benue Climate Action: Building Resilient Communities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"OWACDO joined Benue climate action through public sensitisation, stakeholder dialogue and tree planting for healthier, more resilient communities.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/benue-climate-action-resilient-communities-owacdo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Okaha Women &amp; 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