Abstract
Nigeria’s climate reality is split: a relentless desert creeps southward, parching the North, while unstoppable floods ravage the South. This “torrential paradox” embodies a profound crisis where climate extremes are reshaping communities, forcing migration, and straining fragile regional resources. These converging forces drive an emerging crisis: climate-induced migration. As people flee rising waters in the South or encroaching deserts in the North, this study delves into these interconnected issues, examining how Nigeria’s climate contrasts reflect broader global dilemmas, shaping human movement and straining resources. Expected outcomes include a comprehensive understanding of Nigeria’s climate paradox, evidence-based policy recommendations for climate-resilient development. The project analyzes the environmental impacts of desertification and flooding on affected communities, revealing how they push vulnerable populations toward migration corridors. It probes the legal labyrinth hindering climate migration governance, examining the intersection of international policies and the realities faced by displaced people. The research proposes solutions like climate-smart agriculture like permaculture, ecosystem restoration, the potential of desertification reversal, and climate-resilient infrastructure through collaboration with NEMA. It also offers frameworks for transboundary cooperation, humanitarian aid, and migration management, balancing immediate relief with long-term policy needs. Our objectives include assessing how desertification and flooding disrupt livelihoods, designing flood control measures: early-warning networks and emergency response teams and desertification reversals. Using a mixed-methods approach; literature review, interviews, data analysis and field observations, the project creates actionable strategies for climate resilience, paving the way for sustainable solutions to dual climate and migration challenges.
Presenters
Christabel Ebubechukwu OkoroaforSocial Work, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE DUALITY, DESERTIFICATION, FLOODING, MIGRATION, TRANSBOUNDARY
