NIGERIA AND THE QUESTION OF CLIMATE JUSTICE

Abstract

The world has witnessed series of natural disasters that are driven by climate change, and in most cases, the result of anthropogenic activities. Nigeria, alongside other countries of the world, faces the threatening consequences of climate change and other forms of environmental degradation. This paper, which takes the form of a case study, is a response to the question of the general level context of Nigeria's struggle with the challenges of climate change. It has analyzed Nigeria's Natio nally Determined Contributions (NDC) through the lens of climate justice, considering the wider policy frameworks at the national level. It, therefore, touched on the national effort towards keeping 1.5C alive, transition to green energy, the provision for food sovereignty, the capacity of the government to nance for mitigation, adaptation, losses and damages, and nally, the promotion and protection of the roles and rights of indigenous peoples and local communities in the preservation of biodiversity. This paper applied a hybrid methodology, which includes collection of data from national and international sources, and from the empirical research of Nigerian scholars. These were analyzed critically and presented thematically. It submits that, while the Nigerian state is doing her own bit in the direction of climate justice, there is still much to be done, which require more national commitment and international collaboration.