Nigeria Vision 2020

Law passed

<div>Vision 2020 aims to reduce the impact of climate change on development processes and the environment. It would (i) strengthen environmental governance; (ii) promote environmental education; (iii) optimise economic benefits from sustainable environmental management. Concrete climate policy targets formulated under Vision 2020 are:</div><ul><li>Increase the share of the energy mix of hydro-power to 25% by 2013</li><li>Increase wind energy capacity to 10MW by 2013</li><li>Increase solar energy capacity to 10MW by 2013</li><li>Increase biomass power generation capacity to 1,000 MW</li><li>Increase forest cover from 6% to 10%</li><li>Reduce losses and impacts due to floods and drought by 10% by 2013</li></ul>