Oriola Odutoye

Climate change in the past few decades has caused the Lake Chad Basin in North Eastern Nigeria to shrink. It has shrunk by 90% since the 1960s and has caused a downturn in the fortunes of the 30 million people who depend on it in Nigeria, Cameroun, Chad, and Niger. In the 1960s, it occupied an area of over 26,000 Square Kilometers, but in 2020, it was just over 1,320 Square Kilometers. One of the ripple effects of this is that it has caused cattle herders to increasingly drive south into Nigeria’s central farmland. The decades long battle over land between the herdsmen from the Fulani people and farmers in the central region known as the Middle Belt has thus rapidly increased. The root of the conflict lies in the forced southern migration, owing to the drought, (of which the shrinkage of the lake chad due to climate change is a primary reason). The constant battle for scare water and agricultural resource around the basin has also created another opportunity for militant groups ar

  COP 26 recently ended. It was one of the last major efforts the world is making to collectively achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2050. While the conference underwhelmed and failed to live up to expectations, due to the action (or inaction) of some major impact countries, a lot of significant resolutions and commitments were still made. Of particular importance to me is Climate Finance, and how the Developed World can aid Developing Nations in Climate Adaption and Transition Technologies. Here are some resolutions agreed at COP 26 on Climate Finance and delivery: 1. Increasing the scale of climate finance : Developed countries remain fully committed to the goal of jointly mobilizing US$100 billion per year as soon as possible and through to 2025. In order to increase the scale of climate finance and meet the US$100 billion goal, developed countries will continue to steadily scale up climate finance by fulfilling their pledges. Those who have not yet made a pledge should follow suit an

  By Oriola Odutoye and Ugochukwu Okafor   You read the title correctly. Your pure water nylon is causing potholes in our roads. Especially if you live in Lagos, Nigeria. This is an Issue on how Waste Management affects Infrastructure. Pure water, aka, Sachet Water is skiomething that most Nigerians know and would have consumed at least, 1000 times in their life time. At least, Most Nigerians. It retails for 10 Naira, or 20 Naira on days when the sun is really hot, and the pure water is really cold and scarce. It is usually served in nylon or plastic sachets for my American friends. It usually holds 50 cl volume of water. Lagos is Nigeria's economic center. If it were an African country of its own, it would be the 4th biggest economy. Multinationals, Industries, Government Agencies, you name it, they are in Lagos. If you are looking for something, tangible or intangible, and it doesn't exist in Lagos, it probably doesn't exist on the African continent. On any given da

Agriculture is a major industry in Nigeria in terms of how many people it employs in the country. Over 60 Million out of 200 Million people. Yet it only contributes around 21% of Nigeria’s GDP, the rest majorly dominated by Crude-Oil. For a Country seeking to diversify its economy, more emphasis can be laid on improving the Agricultural sector of the nation in other to increase the economic fortunes of the country. The following 3 Industries can Kick-start that process. OIL-PALM In the 1960s, Nigeria used to be world largest producer and exporter of Palm –Oil, owning as much as 40% of the global market share. After the discovery of crude oil, and our economic focus shifted, Nigeria fell behind to countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Colombia, importing from them to bridge local demand. Ironically, these countries got their Initial seedlings from Nigeria. From a peak of 800,000 Metric Tonnes per annum, to 325,000 Metric Tonnes production of Palm Oil

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Hello. This document 📄 was my Undergraduate Research Project which I carried out in other to be conferred with a Bachelors Degree in Geography and Planning from the University of Lagos. I hope you find it useful and informative. Thank you very much. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-6ycHmxEmqxBsSiOzpuML2tKR41uc5aZ/view?usp=drivesdk