Climate Facts: Nigeria one of the worst-hit by extreme weather in 2022, study finds

The complexities of climate change and its associated jargon can prove difficult to digest.

TheCable’s quick climate facts will help demystify these concepts through easy-to-understand and straight-to-the-point explanations.

Here are some to keep at the tip of your fingers:

• A new report published by Germanwatch says Nigeria was ranked as the 8th most vulnerable country to climate risks globally in 2022.
• The report said the economic losses and high number of casualties from flooding in the year under review was a major factor in the country’s position on the ranking.
• The organisation said heatwave was the deadliest extreme weather event with 83 percent ( 61,782) fatalities recorded globally.
• The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a $103.2 million grant for seven most climate-vulnerable countries to scale up life-saving early warning systems.
• The receiving countries include Antigua and Barbuda, Cambodia, Chad, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, and Somalia.