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Building Resilience: 6 Simple Climate Solutions for Big Impact in Nigeria
Nigeria, a nation brimming with potential, faces a significant challenge: climate change. In 2023, Nigeria recorded a decline in rainfall to about 1061 millimetres (mm) compared to 2022, which was about 1137.078 millimetres (mm). These erratic rainfall patterns and rising sea levels of 0.5 meters could force 27-53 million Nigerians who live along the coast to relocate […]
Communities at the Center of Urban Resilience in Africa
Image Source: Canva Images Starting this article was a challenge for me as I struggled to find the right structure to convey my thoughts effectively. In my previous article, Urban Planning and the Urgency for a Resilient Africa, I highlighted how climate crises and shocks in Africa are exacerbated by inadequate or non-existent urban planning […]
Urban planning and the urgency for a resilient Africa
It is 2023 and in all my visits across the continent, I am yet to visit or live in an African city that doesn’t flood when it rains. I know we are all excited about the possibilities of the new year, but some part of me is still stuck in the horrendous floods that plagued […]