Key learning points

1. Lagos is threatened by flooding and sea level rise.
2. The north of Nigeria faces desertification due to drought.
3. Farmers face changing rainfall and lower crop yields.
4. Climate justice is about understanding that some people and countries are impacted by climate change more than others.
5. Climate justice advocates for global action to support countries, such as Nigeria, to adapt to climate change impacts.

Keywords

• Climate change - large-scale and long-term change in the planet’s climate, including weather patterns and average temperatures

• Subsistence farming - farming that provides enough food for the farmer and their family to live on, rather than for them to sell

• Desertification - the process by which semi-arid land becomes drier and turns into desert

• Greenhouse gases - gases in Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat

Common misconception