CLIMATE CHANGE IN NIGERIA: A BRIEF REVIEW OF CAUSES, EFFECTS AND SOLUTION

There is no gain saying the fact that man depends on his environment for existence and sustenance such that man’s life is shaped by his environment and this underscores the need for the protection of the environment from all forms of degradation, especially those brought about by the activities of man.

Realising the significance and inevitability of the environment for survival of man, environmental experts have been arguing vociferously that without the environment man cannot exist since human activities are made possible by the existence of his environment.

Undoubtedly, the world continues to be under the threat of climate change problems like global warming, greenhouse gas effects, flooding, acid rain typhoons, rising sea levels, rising sea temperatures resulting in depletion of marine organisms, earthquakes, wind storms, land and mud slides, desertification, tsunami, erosion, volcanic activities, hurricanes, pollution, deforestation among several others.

No doubt, the need to preserve, protect and promote the environment constitutes a headache to many nations and dominate discussions and activities of government and non- government organizations across the globe. This is because the nature and prospects of the future are determined by the safety of the environment and this fact has increased the need for a healthy and functional plan to preserve and protect the environment.

It was in line with this, amongst several other factors, that two-day South-south regional intensive training workshop to strengthen stakeholders capacity towards mainstreaming climate change into state development plans was held in Calabar, Cross River state, recently. It was organized by Department of Climate Change under the Federal Ministry of Environment and the National Planning Commission (NPC) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

 Climate Change is a development issue that should be mainstreamed into various sectors of national, regional and state development plans.

SOURCE:fmic.gov.ng