Environmental Centre for Oil Spills and Gas Flaring (NACGOND)

Activity 1: Training of NACGOND & Community Members on Networking and Coalition Building; Advocacy Campaigns, Lobbying, Social Media (New Media), Documentation techniques; legal frameworks of the PIB, NOSDRA Amendment Bill, EIA Act, National Climate Change Policy and the Gas Master Plan to enhance Review or develop policy briefs for Advocacy.

5.1 Advocacy visit to Heads of targeted schools for their endorsement and support of the project objective. 5.2 Setting-up of Clubs in targeted Community Secondary Schools in the Niger-Delta. 5.3 Conduct Environmental education and training of Club, and mapping out action plan. 5.4 Organize Essay and quiz competition for clubs at state levels. 5.5 Conduct quarterly visits to the schools/clubs to assess performance and impact on their peers. 5.6 Sustained media advocacy on environmental education directed at forming the minds of youths in targeted communities for a future in the Niger Delta region. 5.7 Advocacy visit to community heads for their endorsement and support for Community Environmental Monitoring Clubs 5.8 Setting-up of Clubs in targeted Communities in the Niger Delta especially in communities where there are existing school Environmental Clubs. 5.9 Conduct quarterly visits to the communities/Environmental Monitoring Clubs to Assess Performance and Respond to Emerging Issues that need follow-ups. 5.10 Media advocacy through radio drama series and production of NACGOND information materials.

2.1 Round tables for Policy briefings (Civil Society, State and Local governments, academia and community groups). 2.2 Lobbying and advocacy visits to The Ministry of Environment and The National Assembly. 2.3 Sensitization of communities to stop pipeline vandalism and artisanal refining of crude oil. 2.4 Sustained media advocacy on long term sustainable alternatives to oil theft and artisanal refining in the Niger Delta.

3.1 Create awareness of communities and all stakeholders on the national climate change policy. 3.2 Advocacy visit to NYSC State Coordinators to facilitate NYSC members to implement the climate action programme as their Community Development Service (CDS). 3.3 Conduct a workshop on Niger-Delta climate action programme. 3.4 Sustained Media Advocacy on National Climate Change policy. 3.5 Development of a Niger Delta Climate Change State Action Plan. 3.6 Consultative and Validation Meetings for the Niger Delta State Climate Change Action Plan and Development of Niger Delta Climate Change Framework Document. 3.7 Hosting of World Environment Day. 3.8 Niger Delta Environmental Protection Summit/ Official launch of the Niger Delta Climate Change Framework Document and State Climate Action Plans. 3.9 Media Campaign for the Development of Niger Delta Regional Climate Change Action Plan Document. 3.10 NACGOND Pilot Livelihood Activity (Beekeeping and Rice Farming Projects)

Sensitization in Ogoni land to forestall violence that may arise during the environmental clean-up and restoration work by HYPREP.

6.1 Meeting with Ministries of Women Affairs and/Ministries of Environment in all the Niger Delta states. 6.2 Organise Niger Delta Women Social Forum - Planning meeting 6.3 Production of Information Education and Communication materials. 6.4 Engagement of Resource Persons for the Niger Delta Women Social Forum. 6.5 Organise Niger Delta Women Social Forum/Conference. 6.6 Facilitate Media for Niger Delta Women Social Forum.