Celebration of Scholars
The Impact of Climate Change in Nigeria: Social, Economic, and Political Devastation
Name:
Leah Pope
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Oswego, IL
Faculty Sponsor: Ellen Hauser
Other Sponsors:
Type of research: Course project
Funding: N/A
Abstract
“The Impact of Climate Change in Nigeria: Social, Economic, and Political Devastation” delves into the consequences of climate change in a vulnerable nation in its synthesis of a variety of empirical research articles and news sources. The paper details how climate change has touched the social, economic, and political lives of Nigerians and the country’s attempts to combat these challenges. Having the privilege of living in a country where the impacts of climate change are not so pronounced permits us to turn a blind eye to the consequences of climate change in countries that are subject to the worst of it. This project aims to shed light on the tragedies elicited by climate change that are ongoing in Nigeria. Through a thorough review of a collection of empirical and a couple non-empirical news sources, I inform of the direct relationship between climate change and turmoil in Nigeria and present a call to action. My hope is that with a deeper understanding of how our actions are harming people from other parts of the world, we can become more conscious of our impact on the environment and begin making the world a better place.
Submit date: March 5, 2021, 4:21 p.m.