“There is love in the air but the air is highly polluted”- Amit Abraham
As a student, a social enterprenuer, or an environmental advocate? How can you join the global movement against air pollution this year?
The theme for World Environment Day 2019, “Beat Air Pollution,” is a call to action call to combat this global crisis. This year’s topic invites us all to consider how we can change our everyday lives to reduce the amount of air pollution we produce, and thwart its contribution to global warming and its effects on our own health.
Understanding the different types of pollution, and how they affect our health and environment will help us take steps towards improving the air around us. Often you can’t even see it, but air pollution is everywhere. We can’t stop breathing, but we can do something about the quality of our air.
What you can do to celebrate World Environment Day
- Take a photo or video of yourself wearing a mask to post on social media.
- Use #WorldEnvironmentDay and #BeatAirPollution in your social media posts and don’t forget to tag @UNEnvironment.
You can also attend events to understand the reality of the effects of air pollution in our country. Elizabeth Akingbade has some lists of events happening in different locations in Nigeria.
The Society for Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Mitigation (STEPCOM) organizes a public lecture aimed at raising awareness on Air pollution at the University of Lagos Guest House, Akoka, Lagos. It is free but registration is required.
Eleven Twelve Foundation (EETF) will be hosting the EETF World Environment Day Symposium on Jun 11 2019.Time: 10:00am – 4pm
Venue: Center for Sustainable Development, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Register on EventBrite
Are you at Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, you can join the SOFER Initiative (Stand Out For Environment Restoration ) to become an #AirAgent? Check their Instagram page to learn more
Join Climate Wednesday in Lagos for this event and you can register here.
Are you in Edo? Then join Connected Advocacy for this event.
If you love tweet chats, then you can join Climate Wednesday from 3PM as they discuss how to combat the menace of pollution across Africa.
At RESS Campaign will hosting an Instagram event at 12PM
RESS Campaign will also host a Cycle for Air Pollution event in Lagos. Entrance fee applies.
Abuja Events
Port Harcourt
Ibadan
Kids & Teens Resource Centre (K & TRC) will be visiting people and households living around where people dump wastes and rubbishes. The visit will capture people’s knowledge of the negative effects of wastes around their community, to also sensitize them on the effects where knowledge gaps exist.
Tomorrow is World Environment day, ensure you use the hashtag #BeatAirPollution, join the #MaskChallenge, and keep advocating for a safer and healthy environment.
