Evaluation of the Effect of Climate Change on Africa: Case Study Nigeria

Abstract

Climate change has drawn a lot of interest among scholars in recent years. Researchers and specialists have for several years now intimated that there is significant climate change taking place as a result of human activity, leading to increasingly high levels of GHG emissions, to the extent that it has caused a significant shift in the general global environment, with substantial impacts on human lives. Climate change manifests itself in the form of temperature changes and changes in precipitation. Climate change has caused rapid temperature rise and erratic rainfall, in recent years, both of which have a significant bearing in the ability of the environment to sustain life. Among the areas affected include agricultural systems, water availability, ecological services, forestry activities, biodiversity, coastal  systems, health, and subsequent food security, all of which are pertinent to the survival of human systems. In Africa, managing climate change presents several challenges owing to among other factors, the scarcity of resources, and limited capacity to confront the impacts of climate change. This study, examined the effect of climate change in Africausing Nigeria as a case study. Furthermore, this study also exposes the role of the African Union in mitigation and adaptation. The study extensively used secondary data as well as philosophical tools of critical exposition to carry out this research.