Nigeria and climate change the guardian nigeria news. Climate change refers to significant, longterm changes in the global climate. Evidence abounds that climate change impacts in nigeria arise from climate changerelated causes such as increase in temperature, rainfall, sea. This prompted this study that took a general overview of climate change impacts in nigeria. Climate, environmental changes, environmentalfriendly education policy, nigeria. Jun 28, 2018 desertification, when fertile land becomes barren desert, affects as much as 60% of nigerias land, exacerbated by drought and climate change. Pdf general overview of climate change impacts in nigeria. The global climate is the connected system of sun, earth and oceans, wind, rain and snow, forests, deserts and savannas, and. Anthropogenic climate change is already a reality in africa, as it is elsewhere in the.
Researchers have shown that the main cause of global warming and climate change is the continued increase in the level of co2 as a result of emissions from fossil fuel combustion, deforestation and cement manufacture which are the major causes of co2. Apr 23, 2017 against the backdrop of the deadly effects of climate change, it is important that nigeria mitigates these by letting people appreciate the reality and the need to practice mitigation and adaptation. This paper examines the issue of climate change and its impact on the environment. O3 1,3 joseph ayo babalola university, ikeji, arakeji, osun state 2 adeyemi college. Various manifestations of its impact are evident in nigeria, which. Some of the worst flooding in recent memory happened five years ago in march 2012 when. Persistent droughts and flooding, off season rains. The effects of climate change which is as the result of human activities and moreso, in nigeria all the region have be affected. Aug 17, 2017 the two primary factors of flooding in nigeria are climate change and poor urban planning. The paper examines how climate change constitutes a threat to food security as it impacts on natural systems and resourc heightened temperature and. Causes and consequences of climate change humans are increasingly influencing the climate and the earths temperature by burning fossil fuels, cutting down rainforests and farming livestock. Nigeria has a tropical climate with variable rainy and dry seasons, depending on location. How climate change is spurring land conflict in nigeria time. West africa region 2019, 24 pages usaid activities.
What is the evidence on climate change effects on nigeria. Impacts of climate change on food security learners notes 3 agricultural systems will need to cope with new stresses and risks. O3 1,3 joseph ayo babalola university, ikeji, arakeji, osun state 2 adeyemi college of education ondo abstract. The climate of a place, say new york, can be described as its rainfall, changing temperatures during the year and. The effects of climate change in nigeria nasiru idris. To ensure an effective national response to the significant and multifaceted impacts of climate change, nigeria has adopted a comprehensive strategy, as well. Some natural causes of climate change are referred to as climate forcing or forcing mechanisms. Pdf pdf climate change causes, effects and solutions. Nigeria is experiencing adverse climate conditions with negative impacts on the welfare of millions of people.
Desertification, when fertile land becomes barren desert, affects as much as 60% of nigerias land, exacerbated by drought and climate change. There have to date been no comprehensive climate change impact studies for rice in africa as have been presented for asia. That climate change has disastrous consequences which nigeria has began to experience especially in the southern nigeria as reflected in the massive flood experienced in 2012. National policy on climate change nigeria 20 policy.
It is a complex issue full of uncertainties and controversies. Drought, desertification and the nigerian environment. To begin, it is predicted that the african continent will experience a warming period this century. Climate change is a global problem requiring global solutions. Against the backdrop of the deadly effects of climate change, it is important that nigeria mitigates these by letting people appreciate the reality and the need to practice mitigation and. The paper examines how climate change constitutes a threat to food security as it impacts on natural systems and resourc heightened temperature and susceptibility to pest and disease outbreaks hence decreasing crop yields. Nigeria 2010 estimated that the country has an approximate total surface area of 909,890 km2. It is the variation in any of these factors that causes climate change variability.
Climate change according to nasa, the earth average temperature has increased about 1 degree fahrenheit during the 20th century global climate change. Climate change and global warming if left unchecked will cause adverse effects on livelihoods in nigeria, such as crop production, livestock production, fisheries, forestry and postharvest. This study examines the impact of environmental imbalance, environmental challenges and climate change. The communique stated that climate change is a development issue that should be mainstreamed into various sectors of national, regional and state development plans. Greenhouse gases include any gas in the atmosphere that is capable, as a result of its particular molecular structure, of absorbing infrared radiation or heat.
The map below shows the global distribution of risks associated with main agricultural production systems. Causes and effects of climate change in nigeria research. Nigeria enjoys a warm tropical climate with relatively high temperature that is typical of the tropics and two seasons. It is hot and wet most of the year in the southeast but dry in the southwest and farther inland. Climate change, and resulting in increased temperatures, storms, droughts, and rising sea levels, will affect the incidence and distribution of infectious disease across the globe. Annual rainfall in northern africa is thought to diminish. Despite the considerable attention given to environmental protection and conservation, the effects of climate change still reoccurred. Effects of global climate change on nigerian agriculture.
G 1 this paper presents an empirical analysis of the effects of global warming on nigerian agriculture and estimation. Climate change adaptation and conflict in nigeria united states. Adaptation, mitigation and governance challenges tional climate change negotiations can be remedied by concerted action on the part of african leaders in the. In fact, its ramifications, as well as its problems and consequences are well known, relatively unknown is its tendency to precipitate violent conflict.
With so many climate change challenges like in south south. Investigating effects of climate change on health risks in nigeria. Compared to other countries worldwide, nigerias compound fragilityclimate risks are among the highest, yet the severity of fragility and conflict in nigeria has hindered the states response to climate. In order to reflect the increasing importance of climate change issues in nigeria, the federal executive council adopted in 2012 the nigeria climate change policy response and strategy. The causes of climate change can be divided into two categories those that are due to natural causes and those that are created by man. Climate change is increasingly becoming a serious challenge to nigerias socioeconomic development. Impact as used may be negative or positive or a combination. In the present post, we examine some of the causes and effectsimpacts of climate change in nigeria. It is hot and wet most of the year in the southeast but dry in the southwest and farther.
Climate change is increasingly becoming a serious challenge to nigeria s socioeconomic development. The implications of climate change on food security in nigeria. The combination of climate change impacts and rapid urban expansion into floodwater storage zones is a real threat exacerbating flood risks and vulnerabilities for atrisk communities in. Jan 12, 2010 global warmingthe case for nigeria global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the earths nearsurface air and oceans since the mid20th century and its projected continuation. Apr 18, 2011 the effects of climate change which is as the result of human activities and moreso, in nigeria all the region have be affected. A savanna climate, with marked wet and dry seasons, prevails in the north and west, while a steppe climate with little precipitation is found in the far north. Nigeria 2019, 2 pages greenhouse gas emissions factsheet.
G 1 this paper presents an empirical analysis of the effects of global warming on nigerian agriculture and estimation of the determinants of adaptation to climate change. The two primary factors of flooding in nigeria are climate change and poor urban planning. Available climate change evidence for africa suggests increasingly scarce water resources in central africa, declining and failing agricultural yields in the horn of. The global climate is the connected system of sun, earth and oceans, wind, rain and snow, forests, deserts and savannas, and everything people do, too. Climatechange science will continue to help society make. Climate change in africa pertains to aspects of climate change within the continent of africa. Nigerias contribution to global climate change nigeria. Global warming, climate change, greenhouse gases, sustainable development, nigeria. This adds enormous amounts of greenhouse gases to those naturally occurring in the atmosphere, increasing the greenhouse effect and global warming. The establishment of systems to prevent and mitigate violence in communities as a result of climate change and other causes has been achieved in the 2. Climate change in recent time has acquired global currency as never before.
About 40% of this land is believed not to have been utilized for settlement, agriculture and other human. This relationship between fragility and climate risks in nigeria is even more important to understand given that, in some locations, environmental stresscoupled with government mismanagement of resourcescontributes to the instability the country now faces from land conflicts. Climate change and global warming if left unchecked will cause adverse effects on livelihoods in nigeria, such as crop production, livestock production, fisheries. Contribution of working group ii to the fifth assessment report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change, cambridge university press, cambridge, united kingdom, and new york, usa. The map below shows the global distribution of risks associated. These scientific developments on heat sterility modelling and phenology modelling call for new climate change studies with an improved crop growth model. Global warmingthe case for nigeria sahara reporters. West africa 2018, 27 pages climate vulnerability profile. With so many climate change challenges like in south south and south east gas flaring northern part with drought and desertification both arid and semi arid desert shortage of water and so on. Some of the worst flooding in recent memory happened five years ago in march 2012 when 32 of nigerias. The impacts of climate change on the environment and socioeconomic systems now constitute one of the most serious environmental problems facing humanity. Change ipcc, did identify nigeria as a climate change hot spot likely to see major shifts in weather in the twentyfirst century.
What the world is more worried about is that the changes that are occurring today have been speeded up because of mans activities. Global warmingthe case for nigeria global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the earths nearsurface air and oceans since the mid20th century and its projected. Causes and effect of climate and environmental changes in a broad sense, climate and environmental changes is the after mat of so many human activities and some natural occurrences. Pdf impact of climate change in nigeria researchgate. About 40% of this land is believed not to have been utilized for settlement, agriculture and other human purposes. Links between climate change, conflict and governance in africa. Climate change is caused by increasing concentration of greenhouse gases ghg in the atmosphere. The intergovernmental panels on climate change ipcc and the united nations framework convention on climate change unfccc have identified climate change as the greatest threat of the century and. Climate change in chinua achebes novel things fall apart in a performance by students of day secondary school, tunga, minna state nigeria, december 2011. Impacts of climate change on rice production in africa and. Climate change is to a great extent induced by human activities that causes variability in the intensity of heat burning the earth surface and the degree of rainfalls for long period.
However, determining the regional impacts of climate change with any level of confidence is difficult. Various manifestations of its impact are evident in nigeria, which include increase in drought, scarcity of food instigated somewhat by irregularities in rainfall and over flooding. This paper examined, at the theoretical and empirical levels the nexus between climate change and conflict in nigeria. The impacts of climate change in nigeria could include rising. This is true in africa, where malaria continues to have dramatic effects on the population. In fact, its ramifications, as well as its problems and consequences are well known, relatively unknown is its tendency to. Nigeria 20, 2 pages greenhouse gas emissions factsheet. The earths climate is dynamic and always changing through a natural cycle. Data used for this study are from both secondary and primary sources. Climate change is a global problem requiring global.
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