‘Plant trees to prevent flooding, land degradation – UNICEF urges Bauchi citizens 

By: Ajiya Ayuba, Bauchi 

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has tasked the people of Bauchi state to plant more trees in order to prevent flooding and other negative impacts of climate change.

The Fund’s WASH officer, Bauchi state, Mrs. Nanbam Michael made this call while speaking at an event to commemorate this year’s World Environment Day held at the College of Agriculture Bauchi state on Friday.

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According to her, planting more trees can stop flooding caused by heavy storms and rainfall which usually destroy houses and farmlands.

Michael, who was addressing stakeholders including traditional leaders at the event with the theme: Generation of Restoration, said it’s only by planting more trees that the negative impact of flooding can be prevented in Bauchi State and Nigeria at large. 

She encouraged people not to be cutting trees anyhow without planting, adding that if it’s necessary for someone to fall a tree should make sure that he is replaced with five trees. 

According to the UNICEF WASHOfficer,  Nandam said that “Today we are celebrating the world environmental day is just to remind us of the importance of keeping our environment safe for ourselves, youth and children”

She said that UNICEF recognize the importance of the World Environmental Day “That’s why we have gathered here to remind our stakeholders and traditional leaders to ensure that we mobilize people on not to cut trees but plant”

Adding that “If we have more trees in our environment and if over flooding and heavy storm came, the flood that suppose to destroy our houses will not because the trees we planted will definitely sustain it”

The UNICEF Wash officer, Mrs Nandam Michael urged traditional leaders and stakeholders to give awareness to people of the communities that they should not cut trees but plant them in order to prevent over flooding and heavy storms from destroying houses.