14–15 October 2026
National Summit on Disability-Inclusive Climate Action
Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, Nigeria · with international virtual participation
GDGI proposes the inaugural National Summit on Disability-Inclusive Climate Action at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, on 14–15 October 2026. The summit is co-hosted by the Federal Ministry of Environment, the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Climate Technology and Operations, and the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), with financial sponsorship confirmed from the Nigeria country offices of UNDP, ILO, and Oxfam.
Nigeria is home to an estimated 19 million persons with disabilities who face two to four times higher climate vulnerability than the general population, yet only 30% of national climate plans worldwide contain disability-specific measures. The summit maps every session directly onto Nigeria’s existing climate governance architecture the Climate Change Act 2021, the National Climate Change Policy 2021–2030, NDC 3.0, the Energy Transition Plan, and the Just Transition Guidelines and Action Plan so its outcomes plug directly into national policy rather than sitting alongside it.
The primary outcome is the Abuja Declaration on Disability-Inclusive Climate Action: ten actionable national recommendations, technically validated by the NCCC, jointly signed by GDGI and its co-hosts, and transmitted to the COP31 Presidency and the UNFCCC Secretariat.
The summit runs five thematic policy dialogue tracks Climate Finance & Green Investment, PWD-Led Climate Adaptation & Community Resilience, Loss & Damage, Inclusive Climate Education & Technology, and Green Jobs & Entrepreneurship each chaired by a named partner, alongside four pre-summit webinars (August–October 2026) and four peer-reviewed research papers.
The Ask: GDGI is seeking USD 87,000 (NGN 139,200,000) in cash sponsorship and USD 38,000 (NGN 60,800,000) in in-kind support against a fully itemised USD 125,000 budget every line, from accessibility services to virtual-platform interpretation, is individually sponsorable. Sponsorship and registration close 11 September 2026.
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Ahead of the summit
Pre-summit webinars
Loss, Damage and Community Resilience: Centring Persons with Disabilities in Nigeria's Adaptation and Disaster Response
Oxfam Nigeria, with SARPIC
Governing Inclusive Climate Action: The Climate Change Act 2021, Actions for Climate Empowerment and the Disability Act 2018 in Practice
National Council on Climate Change, with NCPWD and the House Committees on Disability Matters and on Climate Change
Who's speaking
Featured speakers
Speaker announcements: (two international and two national) are coming soon.
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Sponsorship bands
Every line of the $125,000 budget is individually sponsorable.
| Band | Contribution | Recognition |
|---|---|---|
| Anchor Sponsor | $20,000+ / ₦32,000,000+ | Confirmed: UNDP, ILO, Oxfam Nigeria |
| Section Sponsor | $6,000–19,999 / ₦9.6M–31.9M | Section naming rights + speaking slot |
| Line-Item Sponsor | $800–5,999 / ₦1.28M–9.59M | Named recognition on the sponsored line |
| In-Kind Partner | Any verifiable in-kind value | Credit proportional to contribution |
Programme
Five thematic policy dialogue tracks
- Disability-Inclusive Climate Finance & Green Investment chaired by UNDP
- PWD-Led Climate Adaptation & Community Resilience chaired by NCCC
- Loss & Damage: Disability-Specific Vulnerability & Response chaired by Oxfam Nigeria
- Inclusive Climate Education, Technology & the ACE Pillar IDA advisory
- Green Jobs, Clean Energy & Entrepreneurship for PWDs chaired by ILO
Sponsorship & registration close 11 September 2026
Contact GDGI to discuss adopting a budget line, a full section, or an anchor sponsorship for the National Summit on Disability-Inclusive Climate Action.