The Nigerian authorities says that the availability of protected practical sanitary amenities and providers in each premises for the administration of waste supplies is a necessity for sustainable waste administration within the nation.
The authorities stated it’s going to go a good distance in guaranteeing a excessive degree of behavioral change with respect to SDGs 3, 6, and seven on good well being and well-being, entry to scrub water and sanitation in addition to protected administration of sanitation.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment, Mr. Ibrahim Yusufu disclosed this in a press briefing to start the actions, to commemorate the 2023 National Environment Sanitation Day in Abuja.
The Day is normally marked yearly on twenty eighth June. This 12 months’s occasion was shifted to Thursday thirteenth July, 2023 as a consequence of collusion with the sallah vacation that fell on the identical twenty eighth June, 2023.
He additionally famous that having these sanitary amenities and providers in public locations would promote public well being and enhance the standard of lives of the populace, thereby decreasing poverty via environmental sustainability.
‘’Therefore, this theme entails the necessity for everybody all over the place, households, enterprise premises, faculties and many others to have sanitary amenities/providers which is practical and cost-effective to make sure the safety of our eco-system, aesthetic worth of the atmosphere and pure sources, it’s going to additionally Prevent odour nuisance and additional transmission of sanitary associated illness.
‘’Prevent air pollution of water our bodies, air and land for a sustainable eco-system. Improve useful resource restoration, reuse and recycling thereby selling round economic system in waste administration. Prevent blockage of drainages, water pathways and flooding of the communities,’’ he additional pressured.
The Permanent Secretary additionally famous that the Ministry of Environment, stakeholders and growth companions have made a number of efforts to offer sanitary amenities and providers in some components of the nation.
‘’However, it’s but to be translated into desired improved well being indices expressed within the persistent enhance in baby and toddler mortality price as a consequence of sanitation & hygiene associated illnesses. Distinguished women and gents of the press, there can’t be a greater time to enhance on sustainable waste administration for wholesome atmosphere than now.
‘’In this regard, the Ministry with stakeholders has outlined the next actions to commemorate the 2023 NESD, Flag off of neighborhood sanitation and sensitization in Kuchigoro Community, off Airport Road Abuja on Saturday eighth July, 2023. National Environmental Sanitation Day commemoration on Thursday thirteenth July, 2023 at Barcelona Hotel, Wuse 2 Abuja. Post-commemoration actions: Community Sanitation and Sensitization actions in some chosen communities throughout the nation. These actions are additionally anticipated to be adopted and carried out by the 36 States of the federation to commemorate the 2023 National Environmental Sanitation Day,’’ he defined.
The theme for this 12 months’s National Environmental Sanitation Day is “Promoting Sustainable Waste Management for a Healthy Environment: Stop Open Dumping”.
The National Environmental Sanitation Day, NESD Commemoration was established to institutionalize the sound environmental sanitation observe as a way of life amongst the populace via large consciousness creation and reward for progressive finest practices in environmental sanitation.
The Federal Ministry of Environment in collaboration with key stakeholders has been celebrating the NESD since its declaration by Former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 until date and it has promoted behavioral change in sanitation and hygiene practices among the many citizenry.
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