Oladimeji Solomon Yemi (Lead Writer) “Our Climate is Changing…. Why Aren’t We?” — Vanini Aggarwal, a 15-year-old telling climate stories by young people in Nigeria. Children make up 51% of the 223 million people in Nigeria who are disproportionately impacted by climate change. They are often the first to be affected by climate change and exposed to […]
In 2018, the Federal Government of Nigeria developed a 13-year strategy to address the WASH crisis in the country. Five years post-implementation, the strategy seems to be missing a key element — climate change. It is becoming increasingly difficult to predict water availability due to the ramifications of climate change globally. Extreme weather events and reshaping water cycles […]
Wetin concern Nigeria and climate change? (how does climate change concern Nigeria?) This was a post shared on the social networking site X on the very same day that the Conference of the Parties (COP) held a full day dedicated to climate change and health, as part of its 28th convening in Dubai, United Arab […]
Editor’s note: In the run-up to COP 28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) later this year, Nigeria Health Watch, interviewed Simon Bland, Chief Executive Officer of the Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE), a partnership between the President of the UAE and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. GLIDE works to progress disease elimination […]
By Dabri Olohije and Safiya Shuaibu Isa (Lead Writers) The effects of climate change on food insecurity are direct and substantial. Food production is becoming increasingly challenging and unpredictable as global temperatures increase because of shifts in weather patterns, extreme weather events, and environmental disruptions. Although the indices of hunger started improving in 1990, these […]
