Nigeria is getting much hotter, and it’s due to climate change. This article highlights the effect of increasing heatwaves across the nation with regard to its public health and agricultural sectors, and proposed solutions to reduce the effect on the average citizen.
The Multi-Faceted Challenges That Climate Change Poses in Nigeria and How They Can Be Tackled
Climate change has been identified as the singularly unique challenge of our time, and it does not take much to see why. It also does not take much to see what could happen if it is left unchecked. We are talking about rising sea levels, droughts, famine, and an unconscionable loss of a third of our world’s plants and animals. That spells bad news. No region is more vulnerable to climate change than Africa. It has even been labeled a “security threat.” This article focuses mostly on Nigeria and the myriad of dangers climate change poses to the country.