Climate Change Threatens Nigeria’s Economy, Communities, FG Warns States

The federal government has warned state governments that climate change is no longer a distant environmental concern but an immediate threat to Nigeria’s economy, food security, infrastructure, livelihoods and communities.
Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal , gave the warning in Abuja on Thursday while launching the third edition of the Subnational Climate Governance Performance Ratings and Ranking of Nigeria’s 36 States , organised by the Federal Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP) and the African Climate Foundation (ACF).
Lawal said the increasing frequency of flooding, extreme heat, drought, desertification and pres...