The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Shipping and Marine Services Limited (NSML) has launched its Clean Waterways Initiative, a programme to raise awareness of the dangers of plastic pollution and to advocate for action to address the issue.
The launch of the Clean Waterways Initiative comes at a time when the world is facing a growing plastic pollution crisis.
Speaking on the initiative, the Chief Executive Officer of NSML, Mr. Abdulkadir Ahmed, highlighted the urgency of the plastic crisis and its detrimental effects on economic activities, human health, and the environment.
“Our Waterways, and by extension the world’s oceans, are in the depths of a plastic crisis. Plastics and marine pollution have found their way into every marine ecosystem, impacting economic activities and the health of our people and the environment.
Also speaking on the initiative, Nigeria LNG Limited’s (NLNG’s) General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, Andy Odeh, said that the clean water initiative was a universal cause, given the importance of water to human existence.
According to the United Nations, over 8 million tonnes of plastic enter the oceans yearly with scientists warning that by 2050, there will be more plastic (by weight) than fishes in the sea.
The firm said the NSML Clean Waterways Initiative is a call to action for all stakeholders to address this urgent problem by adopting a “TRIPLE A” Awareness, Advocacy, and Action strategy that seeks to raise public awareness, educate stakeholders, and drive policy changes and solutions at the sub-national and national levels.
