Nigeriaislikelytobeoneofthemostnegativelyimpactedcountriesintheworldasaresultof
climatechange.Itsrisksareparticularlyhighasaresultofitslowlyingcoastlinethatishighly
populatedwithaheavyconcentrationofGDPgeneratingindustryandinfrastructure.The
NorthernpartofthecountryformspartoftheSahelwhichisatriskofdesertificationand
droughts.Flooding,watershortages,increaseddiseasesandassociatedsocialdisruptioncould
wellgiverisetoaviciouscycleofeconomicdegradationandsocialconflict.
ThesectorsofNigeria’seconomywillbeimpactedbyclimatechange,butinparticular
agriculture.Infrastructuresuchaswater,transportandpowerarealsosusceptibleandwillresult
inknockoneffectstootherpartsoftheeconomy,especiallywholesaleandretail.Itispossible
thatsomeaspectsoftheeconomymaygain,suchastheproductionandsalesofrenewable
energy,floodprotection,medicine,buildingcoolingequipmentetc.
Thisstudyhasidentifiedbroadrangeofactionsandstrategies,highlightingthosethatmaybe
relativelycost-effective.Manyrelatetostrengtheningtherobustnessandresiliencetoagriculture
relatedimpacts.
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