Policy failure costs Nigeria 79% methane emission reduction in 2022
Most of the emitted methane would have been prevented through zero non-emergency flying and venting.
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Absence of government intervention stokes flood fears in Imo, Anambra
She lamented that the only intervention the community had got from the government or any group was bags of rice shared after the 2022 floods. Even the bags of rice only got to a few residents. She had never seen the government carry out any project to mitigate flooding in the community, she said.
Natural disasters displaced more Nigerians than Conflicts and violence in 2022
According to United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), disaster displacement is generally temporary, where people can return home relatively quickly after an evacuation.
Climate change hits community as heavy flooding sacks school children
He was not alone in this. A villager, Ms Ebere Udokwu, told Dataphyte how she had to withdraw her children from a public school after the floods sacked her kids’ former school at Abacheke.
Researchers dispute climate change impact on farmer-herder crises despite glaring evidence
Recent researches have, however, found that climate change may not be blamed for desertification and soil degradation or farmer-herder crisis, though they also admit that it has changed the herders’ migratory pattern.
Climate change-induced diseases, stillbirths hurting Africa
Some indirect impacts of heat due to climate change include increased incidence of vector-borne illnesses such as malaria and Zika virus, which cause severe birth defects in pregnant women.
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Amid poor accountability, states receive fresh N8.4bn ecological fund
A breakdown shows that Kano received N192 million, which was the highest given to singular state. It was followed by Kaduna with N152 million. Bayelsa received the lowest amount of N107 million. The states’ breakdown is shown below.
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Imminent flooding ridicules Nigeria’s opaque ecological fund
Among the states most impacted by flooding in October 2022, Kano received the highest amount of N3.1 billion, followed by Borno, which got N2.46 billion. Bayelsa and Kebbi both received N1.20 billion, the lowest by states most impacted by flooding.
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How flooding threatens access to healthcare in vulnerable communities
Dataphyte visited Kofawe Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Ondo State to investigate the state of services and facilities. One official, Ms Omobimpe Oladunjoye, who was the only person working at the health centre, narrated how floods destroyed the PHC which serves about 15,000 persons in the community.
Flooding making access to education difficult in rural communities
In Ondo State, a secondary school principal told Dataphyte how his students were asked to stay at home when floods sacked its building.
29 states show a lack of preparedness for flood incidents in 2023
A review of the 36 states’ 2023 budgets showed that all, except 9 states, earmarked funds for flood and erosion control.
Why Nigeria must prioritise climate change awareness for women
Analysts say because women make up the majority of farmers in Nigeria, they are more impacted by climate change effects on agriculture.
Kogi’s 3.8% erosion control budget performance makes fighting floods difficult
Despite this development, a review of the state’s budget performance documents shows that only 3.8 percent of the budget for flood and erosion control in the 2022 fiscal year was spent.
Questions over states’ management of N64bn ecological funds
There have been several concerns over the utilisation of ecological funds, especially in the face of constant flooding and environmental problems facing the country.
How effective are climate change policies in Nigeria?
The failure to implement the policies has worsened Nigeria’s standing among countries that are seriously taking climate actions. The country is placed 158 out of 182 countries on climate vulnerability, scoring 37.5 over 100.