Climate change identified as major threat to security, livelihood in Niger Delta

Stakeholders successful the biology assemblage person identified clime alteration arsenic a large menace to economical livelihood and information successful the Niger Delta.

The assertion was made astatine the Policy Roundtable connected Advancing Climate Resilience, Climate-Sensitive Peacebuilding and Human Security, organized by Partnership Initiatives successful the Niger Delta, PIND, successful Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The roundtable featured authorities agencies, environmentalists, civilian nine organizations and representatives of climate-vulnerable communities, among others.

The stakeholders noted that flooding, coastal erosion and livelihood losses are deepening quality insecurity and resource-based tensions crossed the region.

Speaking astatine the event, PIND’s Peacebuilding Programme Manager, Dr David Udofia, who represented the Executive Director, Mr. Sam Ogbemi Daibo, said clime alteration should nary longer beryllium treated arsenic conscionable an biology concern. According to him, clime alteration has go a large origin successful poorness and insecurity.

“Climate alteration is progressively a livelihood, bid and human-security situation successful the Niger Delta. When farms are flooded, sportfishing waters are degraded, ...