Abstract
Nigeria’s climate reality is split: a relentless desert creeps southward, parching the North, while unstoppable floods ravage the South. This “torrential paradox” embodies a profound crisis where climate extremes are reshaping communities, forcing migration, and straining fragile regional resources. They are converging forces that drive an emerging crisis: climate-induced migration. As people flee the rising waters of the South or the encroaching deserts of the North, This study delves into these interconnected issues, examining how Nigeria’s climate contrasts reflect broader global dilemmas shaping human movement, straining resources and why transboundary legal frameworks struggle to keep pace with climate-driven migration. Expected outcomes include a comprehensive understanding of Nigeria’s climate paradox, evidence-based policy recommendations for climate-resilient development, probing the legal labyrinth that hinders effective climate migration governance, analyzing the intersection of international policies and the on-the-ground realities of displaced people. Sustainable solutions such as climate-smart agriculture, ecosystem restoration, flood control measures, desertification reversal, and climate-resilient infrastructure will be examined, with a focus on actionable projects through collaboration with NEMA. The research also proposes frameworks for transboundary cooperation, humanitarian aid, and migration management that address both immediate relief and long-term policy needs and help balance emergency response with sustainable development Through a mixed-methods approach of literature reviews, field observations, interviews, and data analysis, the project create actionable strategies for desertification, flooding and forced migration. It presents real world interventions that addresses immediate relief and also pave the way for long-term climate resilience and sustainable solutions to dual climate and migration management.
Presenters
Christabel Ebubechukwu OkoroaforSocial Work, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2025 Special Focus—Sustainable Development for a Dynamic Planet: Lessons, Priorities, and Solutions
KEYWORDS
CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE DUALITY, DESERTIFICATION, MIGRATION, TRANSBOUNDARY, NIGERIA, SUSTAINABILITY
