Nigeria’s Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Sadhya Umar Farouk, blamed the scale of the disaster on the inaction of government agencies other than herself. We had information, but states, local governments and communities don’t seem to be paying attention,” the minister wrote on Twitter.
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Another important factor is climate change.
UN Humanitarian Coordinator Matthias Schmare said: said in last week’s briefing This accounts for most of the extreme floods.
“Climate change is real, as we are discovering again in Nigeria,” he said.
This phenomenon is wreaking havoc across Africa, and as the continent relies heavily on agriculture, its effects are particularly economically devastating.
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, with over 200 million people, is enshrined in the country’s climate policy. Document Alongside drought, poor air quality, human health crises, habitat loss and flooding are the impacts of climate change.
recent papers A report on climate justice by the non-profit Africa Center, in collaboration with Washington research institute Energy for Growth Hub, found that nearly all African countries contribute “essentially nothing” to climate change. says no. On the other hand, the United States, European Union, China, India and Russia are said to be large carbon emitters known to contribute to climate change. But despite pledges to help finance climate adaptation in Africa, so far rich countries have generated little money. African officials say.