Climate change policies (HW4 by Oluwatobi Abayomi Badejo et al)
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Scope
Question
- What are the mitigation and adaptation measures to address climate change issues in Lagos, Nigeria?
Intended use and users
- Business owners, policy makers and populace can use the information to plan their daily activities in environmentally friendly way.
Participants
- Corporate organizations, government agencies, community leaders and populace.
Boundaries
- It is estimated that 3.2 million Nigerians could be displaced from their homes by Sea level rises. Over 2 million of these people live in Greater Lagos and other urban areas. unique features of Lagos State such as a high and rapidly increasing population, the flat topography, extensive coastal areas and a high water table, which in some areas of Lagos Island is less than 0.15 m from the surface, are predisposing factors that further increase the State’s vulnerability to climate change impacts.
Decisions and scenarios
- The Lagos State Climate Change Policy is developed to guide the State and other stakeholders on the implementation of collective measures to address climate change impacts and causes through adaptation,mitigation and other measures, while assuring sustainable socio-economic development through harmonised and coordinated strategies, programmes and actions to combat climate change.
Timing
The Policy was developed in 2012 and will be reviewed every three years to take into account emerging issues, challenges,and trends on climate change at the local, national, sub-regional, regional and global levels including the dynamic international climate change policy debate.
Answer
- The policy established a state climate change governance frame work to coordinate and harmonize implementation of state level climate change activities.
- Priority adaptation action areas were mapped out.
- Priority mitigation areas were mapped out taking into account that poverty and economic development are the overriding priorities of the state to prevent populace from engaging in environmental degrading activities that can lead to climate change.
Results
- Diversification of economies to reduce over dependence on climate-sensitive sectors and occupations.
- Development of social protection as a tool for adaptation to climate change and risk reduction.
Conclusions
- Adaptation and mitigation procedure as described in the policy is achievable and consistent with the realities of the Nigerian community due to the economic status of majority of people.
Rationale
activities resulting in climate change
Stakeholders
- Corporate organizations, government agencies, community leaders and populace.