The role of green creativity in promoting environmental sustainability in Nigeria

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Benjamin Anabaraonye

University of Nigeria, Nigeria

: Expert Opin Environ Biol

Abstract

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Universities and other higher education institutions have a critical role in helping society achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through leadership, research, teaching and learning and other green campus operations. Education and research are explicitly recognized in several SDGs and universities have a direct role in addressing these key focuses. This study defines the concept of green creativity and further explores the critical role which green creativity will play in enhancing climate change education and achieving sustainable development across communities, cities and campuses in Nigeria. This study further identifies that universities can contribute to the SDGs much more broadly by supporting the advancement of all the goals as well as the implementation of the SDG framework itself by adopting green creativity in their operations. By raising awareness, connecting university leaders and mapping the SDG landscape, green creativity and green leadership will provide a strong foundation for concrete actions towards achieving the SDGs. This study recommended that green creativity should be included in the curricula for educating students and lecturers across various campuses in Nigeria. This study concluded by identifying the unique role of green creativity for promoting environmental sustainability in Nigeria. Keywords: Climate change, Education, Green creativity, Nigeria, Sustainability.

Biography

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Benjamin Anabaraonye is a researcher, an award-winning poet, entrepreneur and educationist. He is the host of educational blog: www. projectgreeninitiative.wordpress.com which features articles and poems on climate change adaptation and mitigation for global sustainability. He is also the CEO of the Benjy Poetry and Music Global Concepts which has the goal of spreading joy and beauty to communities and institutions in Nigeria through poetry and music. Through the project green initiative which is an arm of the company, He fosters green creativity and green leadership globally. He also conducts research along with his team on climate change adaptation and mitigation for global sustainability. He has received trainings and awards in the field of climate change from the United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) and Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany. His research papers have been published by top international, reputable academic journals.