Nigeria: Economy Threatened by Climate Change

Abuja — The National Coordinator, Youth Advocacy for Civic Transformation, Comrade Asuzu Echezona, has warned of the debilitating effects climate change will have on Nigeria's economic sustenance if it was not taken seriously.

Speaking to LEADERSHIP SUNDAY, Echezona noted that "virtually all the sources of our economic revenue are in climate sensitive sectors such as natural resources, rain-fed agriculture, tourism, biodiversity and wild life, and the impact on these sectors as a result of climate change has been quite phenomenal.

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