The Forum Process


The Stakeholders’ Forum is a 2-day event, from 3rd to 4th December, 2020.  The forum include opening and closing ceremonies, plenary and working groups in break-away parallel sessions.

The Forum has an overall Chairman, who is also the Plenary Session Chairman.   Sub-Chairman and Rapporteurs are appointed for each working group.  There is a Rapporteur General for the Forum.

The lead paper is intended to assist in guiding and focusing deliberations in the Working Groups.  The title of the lead paper is “FLOOD DISASTERS IN NIGERIA: AN IMPERATIVE OF ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE”

There are four (4) thematic papers as follows:

  • The imperative of Partnership in curbing Flood Disaster in Nigeria;
  • Environmental Advocacy and Volunteerism: An approach to checkmate flooding in Nigeria.
  • Flooding and Sustainable Development: Causes, Effects and Solutions.
  • Effective Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement: A key to combating flooding in Nigeria.