Cross River State hosted a Training on Advancing Care-Responsive Climate Investment for Nigeria’s NDC 3.0
Facilitated by the Department of Gender Mainstreaming in partnership with UN Women and the National Council on Climate Change, the training brought together key stakeholders to examine the care–climate nexus.
Discussions highlighted how flooding, heat stress, and food insecurity are increasing unpaid and underpaid care work across communities in Cross River State and Nigeria.
Also Read: Utibe-Abasi Bassey-Duke Represents Cross River at National Workshop in Abuja
Using the 4Rs Framework, we emphasized the need to:
Recognize care work
Reduce care burdens through climate-smart infrastructure
Redistribute responsibilities across households, markets, and the state
Reward care workers
Representation of cate givers in decision making.
We also explored how to drive investment into climate-smart care systems by:
Integrating care into NDC 3.0 implementation plans
Embedding care indicators into climate budgeting and finance frameworks
Leveraging adaptation funds for water, clean energy, health, and childcare infrastructure
Positioning care as productive climate infrastructure — not social expenditure
Priority investment areas include climate-resilient water systems, clean energy access, strengthened health systems, shock-responsive social protection, and community care infrastructure.
Care is climate infrastructure. Investing in care strengthens resilience.
#NDC30 #CrossRiverState #CareEconomy #ClimateFinance #Nigeria #ClimateJustice #GlobalAllianceforCare
