The United Nations recently announced a ‘code red for humanity’, in a report on climate change which it said has been worsened by human activities. Presently, experts are urging the federal government to take urgent steps towards tackling this global issue.
Droughts and floods faced in Nigeria is all part of this scourge and could get worse if nothing is done.
Professor of Environmental Engineering, Hilary Inyang told me the federal government should, as a matter of urgency, assemble scientists to form a strategy, develop an environment report manual for Nigeria and conduct vulnerability studies in order to address this crisis.
Inyang, referring to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report “code red for humanity” says that the country is using only 3 per cent of its intellectual capacity to address climate change. He, however, added that Nigeria, like other developing nations contribute only a faction to global warming.
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The professor explains that countries are involved at technical and policy levels as regards climate change and this involves two approaches, namely: mitigation, which prevents further global climate change and adaptation which acknowledges the after effects.
“Developing countries tend to deal with adaptation because they are primarily not the ones responsible for the global warming, they are only responsible for a minor faction. It is developed countries that burn carbon, they have done that for two centuries now. “
He suggests Africa focus on adaptation, while technologically advanced developed countries should deal with primary sources.
