The African Climate Caravan 2025 rolled into Bauchi and Nasarawa with the energy of a traveling movement, one that carried stories, songs, and urgent demands for climate justice across communities. GIFSEP joined partners and local actors to spark conversations that too often remain unheard: how climate change is reshaping daily life, and why communities at the frontline must be central in shaping the solutions.

In both states, the Caravan created spaces where young people, traditional leaders, civil society actors, and policymakers could meet eye-to-eye. Through cultural performances, school engagements, and open dialogues, street marches the journey became more than an awareness campaign, it became a platform for communities to voice their experiences, share their resilience, and demand the policies that match the realities they face.

In Nasarawa State, the Caravan converged at the House of Assembly, where climate justice advocates were received by the leadership. The Chairman of the House Committee on Environment and Housing, speaking on behalf of the Speaker, offered a reassuring commitment to accelerate the passage of the Nasarawa State Climate Change Bill, an important signal to communities pushing for urgent action. Stakeholders echoed this call, emphasizing the need for swift approval and implementation of the bill to protect livelihoods already strained by unpredictable weather, floods, and shifting agricultural cycles.

In recognition of the Assembly’s engagement, the Nasarawa State Network on Environment and Climate Justice presented a symbolic acknowledgment to the Speaker for his support so far. Alongside the policy dialogues, the Caravan also planted seeds of youth leadership with the establishment of a new Climate Justice Club at the university, a space designed to nurture climate-aware, action driven young advocates.

Across Bauchi and Lafia, the African Climate Caravan strengthened local voices and broadened the climate conversation. It brought visibility to community concerns, connected grassroots demands to political decision-makers, and reaffirmed that the movement for climate justice is strongest when it travels through streets, schools, and state houses alike and ensures that climate action becomes not just a commitment, but a lived reality in Northern Nigeria.