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Livestock Ministry, AGNES Hold Ideation Meeting on Climate Finance Proposals
An ideation meeting was organised by the African Group of Negotiators Experts Support (AGNES) for members of the Technical Working Group (TWG) on Climate Change in the livestock sector on Wednesday, 14 January 2026, to strengthen the development of climate adaptation and financing proposals for Nigeria’s livestock industry.
The engagement brought together officials of the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development alongside representatives of the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
Opening the session, the Director (Technical), Dr. Alike Peter, described the meeting as a strategic ideation platform designed to generate innovative, country-owned ideas that would feed into a pipeline of bankable climate projects.
He stressed the importance of openness, creativity, and collaboration, noting that the outputs would directly inform the Ministry’s engagements with both national and international partners.
In his remarks, Dr. George Wamukoya, Team Lead of AGNES, said the initiative marked the beginning of a structured, step-by-step process to co-develop high-quality project concepts capable of attracting international climate finance.
He emphasised the need to rely on Nigerian technical expertise rather than externally driven consultancy models, to ensure ownership, sustainability, and effective implementation.
Participants drawn from veterinary science, economics, climate policy, gender, epidemiology, agribusiness, and communication identified their respective strengths and explored how these could be harnessed to design climate-smart, financially viable livestock projects that deliver economic, environmental, and social benefits.
The meeting also highlighted the importance of sustainability, strategic communication, private sector participation, gender inclusion, and data-driven investment cases as Nigeria positions its livestock sector to access global climate finance.
Oghenekevwe Uchechukwu
Head, Press and Public Relations
14th January, 2026
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