Despite directly impacting our communities, health and livelihood, climate-related reports usually take a back seat to dominant news beats like politics and business. Climate Watch aims to ensure you never miss important stories on climate change and actions being taken towards limiting its impact.
Here is a round-up of last week’s climate stories:
Climate change is fast changing the way we live and in turn humans are fast devising means of responding and adapting to the environmental impact it comes with. One of such responses is a tool that allows Nigerians to report flooding events. The tool is a recent innovation by Taiwo Ogunwunmi, a Nigerian disaster risk reduction researcher. It enables residents of flood prone areas to report flood events in their environment to the government and get the necessary succor. You can read all about the flood tool here
The impacts of climate change are such that no region is left out. From flood and erosion in the south to drought and desertification in the north, every region has their own unique experience. However, the northern arid region of the country is fast becoming a desert with 15 states affected according to Mohammad Abubakar, minister of environment. But the federal government says it is committed to ensuring sustainable development in the affected communities. You can read all about it here
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In just six months, the British-Dutch oil company, Shell has recorded 51 oil spills in its production activities in the Niger Delta. With the adverse effects oil spills have on the environment and the Dutch appeal court ruling earlier this year, one would think that the oil company will be more careful this time in its dealings in the Niger Delta. However the company states that 44 of the spills were not by its own doing but were as a result of sabotage from vandals while seven were from operational factors from their facility. Read more on this here
It was a moment of elation for Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo last week when he test-drove the first locally-assembled electric car. The VP called the car a “fantastic innovation and product” expressing his excitement that it can be charged anywhere and that it shows a bright future for Nigeria. The vehicle, Hyundai Kona is a product of Stallion Motors and was earlier launched in November 2020 by Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state. Find out more about this innovation here
Following the Nigerian Meteorological Agency’s (NIMET) prediction of a dry spell in parts of the country, Gloria Bulus, an environmentalist, has advised local farmers to adopt climate-smart agriculture techniques to guarantee food security in the country. In order to help farmers avert the negative impacts of the dry spell on the agriculture sector, Bulus gave some climate-resilient examples which farmers can adopt, they include use of drought-resistant crop varieties, adopting organic farming, using protective structures amongst others. Read here to find out more techniques.
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