One thing leads to the other. Deforestation leads to climate change, which leads to ecosystem losses, which negatively impacts our livelihoods – it’s a vicious cycle” – this is the famous quote by the Supermodel and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, Gisele Bundchen. Nowadays, one of the most topical issues that have received extensive attention in Environmental and Development Economics centers on what Bundchen was talking about. Attempts at demystifying Bundchen’s statements have...
Nigeriaislikelytobeoneofthemostnegativelyimpactedcountriesintheworldasaresultof climatechange.Itsrisksareparticularlyhighasaresultofitslowlyingcoastlinethatishighly populatedwithaheavyconcentrationofGDPgeneratingindustryandinfrastructure.The NorthernpartofthecountryformspartoftheSahelwhichisatriskofdesertificationand droughts.Flooding,watershortages,increaseddiseasesandassociatedsocialdisruptioncould wellgiverisetoaviciouscycleofeconomicdegradationandsocialconflict. ThesectorsofNigeria’seco...