An Abuja-based policy think tank, Agora Policy, said climate change poses severe and multiple threats to Nigeria’s current and future development.
In a maiden report titled “Climate Change and Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria” released on Monday, the policy think-tank said this should be taken more seriously by the Nigerian government and other critical stakeholders.
“It is evident that climate change is not a marginal or peripheral issue that the government and the people of Nigeria can take lightly,” the report said.
The report acknowledges and details a plethora of climate-related initiatives, including policies, programmes and projects and even the 2021 climate change law, put in place or undertaken by successive Nigerian governments. It however claims that the potentials of these initiatives and interventions are undercut by the absence of commensurate action, lack of synergy and inadequate funding.
According to the report, Nigeria, despite its…