How Climate Change Is Affecting Rural Communities in Nigeria
By Nicodemus Duru Agriculture • Education • Climate Action • WASH • Community Development Participants at aclimate change awareness march in Owerri, Nigeria, promoting environmental sustainability and climate action. " The greatest threat of climate change is not what it does to the environment, but what it does to the lives and hopes of the people who depend on it." — Nicodemus Duru Introduction Climate change is no longer a distant environmental issue discussed only at international conferences. Across Nigeria, its effects are becoming increasingly visible in our farms, rivers, schools, and communities. Rural communities, where millions depend on agriculture and natural resources for their livelihoods, are among the hardest hit. For many families, climate change is not just about rising temperatures. It is about declining crop yields, prolonged droughts, devastating floods, disappearing streams, increasing food prices, the spread of diseases, and growing economic hardship. ...