Global Effects of Climate Change and its Impacts on Nigeria

Ewah Eleri & Hamzat Lawal

International Centre for Energy, Environment & Development

Summit on Environment Organized by the Medical Students Association of Nigeria, University of Abuja September 6, 2012

The Earth is getting hotter

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The temperatures are rising

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Stronger rainfall in the South and the Middle Belt: changes in agriculture, river erosion and flooding, changes in inland fisheries, more diseases.

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Reduced rainfall in the North, diminished yield, water scarcity

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What is happening
The concentration of CO2 and other green house gases is rising quickly in the atmosphere by cutting down of trees and burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas).

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The temperature of12 years: Warmest the earth is 1998,2005,2003,200 rising.

2,2004,2006, 2001,1997,1995,199 9,1990,2000

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while many parts get drier

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Temperature increase higher over land and in the North

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And the Greenland Ice is melting faster than anyone anticipated

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<2C: The fine line in the sand

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while the risks are not equally distributed

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and the sea level raises

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Reduced rainfall by 40 % in the North

Will lead to forced migration and new land conflicts

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What can we do?

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What can we do?

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What can we do?

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Thank you!

Ewah Eleri Hamzat Lawal International Centre for Energy, Environment & Development ewah@iceednigeria.org www.iceednigeria.org