Nigeria prioritizes climate action to mitigate disasters
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Under the NEWMAP, the country began working with the World Bank to rehabilitate degraded lands and reduce erosion and climate vulnerability in 23 states. The project had four work streams:
- Investing in erosion and watershed management infrastructure to reduce land degradation,
- Developing information services to strengthen erosion and watershed monitoring and disaster risk management
- Strengthening Nigeria's framework for climate action to promote low carbon development, and
- Support project management at federal and state levels with financial, social, and environmental safeguards and oversight, outreach, and project monitoring and evaluation.
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Currently, about 178 local government areas (LGAs) in 32 of 36 states in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory fall within the highly probable flood risk areas, according to the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA). Another 224 of the country’s 744 LGAs fall within moderately probable flood risk areas, and 372 fall within probable flood risk areas.
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In August, Nigeria’s National Defence College (NDC) presented the government with its research findings, “Building Climate Resilience for Enhanced National Security: Strategic Options for Nigeria by 2035.” It recommended adopting strategies to achieve the short-, medium- and long-term objectives in climate adaptation programmes.
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