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How Nigeria is reeling from extreme heat fueled by climate change

With records of heat and its impacts lacking in Nigeria, Carbon Brief speaks to doctors, farmers and meteorologists about how this episode of extreme weather is affecting the country.
Carbon Brief
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Can Nigeria turn the tide on plastic pollution?

When it rains heavily in Lagos, the torrents of water gushing down streets and sidewalks sweep up disposable drinks cups, plastic bottles and packaging and dump them into the coastal city's drains and waterways.w
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Crop index insurance as a tool for climate resilience: lessons from smallholder farmers in Nigeria

This study contributes to filling the gaps on the uptake of index insurance and provide guidance to policymakers in their approach to mitigating the effects of climate change on crop production in Nigeria.
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YouthADAPT challenge winner Ecobarter: Transforming waste into value to combat urban flooding in Nigeria

In the face of climate change, YouthADAPT Challenge Winner Ecobarter helps vulnerable urban communities in Nigeria lower flood risk through sustainable waste management.
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Identifying disaster risk factors and hotspots in Africa from spatiotemporal decadal analyses using INFORM data for risk reduction and sustainable development

This study unveils diverse disaster risk trends and patterns, revealing variations in hazards, vulnerability, and coping capacity across African countries by utilizing the INFORM risk model data spanning from 2012 to 2022
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Nigeria prioritizes climate action to mitigate disasters

The frequency of natural disasters in Nigeria links to climate change which may need to " re-examine some fundamentally new and more efficient approach to disaster management".
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Nigeria's flood disaster unpreparedness: Impacts on health and the society

This paper explores the health and economic perspectives of the floods and examines Nigeria’s preparedness for future recurrences.
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Strengthening anticipatory action through flood forecasting and early warning systems to mitigate flood impacts in Nigeria

This report is based on a stakeholder engagement to address gaps in the coordination of and response to flood related disasters in Nigeria.

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