World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Project (NARP) - University of Port Harcourt
Abstract
Climate change is a global reality and a major concern of many
countries of the world. Its average impacts are the same globally but
with some regional peculiarities. This paper reviewed the global events
of climate change and its reality in Nigeria. It observed that the
world\u2019s climatic elements have been undergoing changing pattern
for a long period. Its reality in Nigeria was seen in changing rain
pattern, relative humidity, atmospheric temperature, rising sea level,
coastal flooding, erosion, desertification and drought among other
indicators of climate change. These events were viewed vis-\ue0-vis
their impacts on nutrition security. The paper related these events to
such drivers of food insecurity as food shortages; increase in crop and
animal diseases; shortage of portable water; poor sanitation; loss of
rural livelihood and different forms of pollution-related diseases.
Measures were suggested for integration into government programmes and
policy that will help in mitigating and adapting to the impact of
climate change on nutrition security