August 28
Nigeria: Addressing the Climate Impacts On Poultry Farming - Before the Chickens Come Home to Roost
Across the world, temperatures are rising causing significant changes in weather patterns and increasing the frequency of extreme weather events. In Nigeria, the mean annual… Read more »
August 17
Nigeria: The Future Is Now - Youth Climate Action for a Sustainable World
How do you explain to a child that there is no food due to decreased crop yields? Or that higher temperatures and increased rainfall could disrupt their education? Young children… Read more »
July 04
Nigeria: Cholera and Climate Change in Nigeria - an Old Enemy in a Modern World
For decades, Nigeria has struggled with recurring cholera outbreaks. More recently, climate change has exacerbated these outbreaks. This intersection is most pronounced in… Read more »
June 11
Nigeria: How Green Republic Farms Is Protecting Food Production Against Climate Change
For dedicated farmers like Baliqees Salaudeen-Ibrahim, the effect of climate change has been disheartening. Her once-dependable weather patterns that she relied on for her planting… Read more »
May 14
Nigeria: A Silent Threat - Impact of Climate Change On Life Expectancy Rate in Nigeria
'The climate crisis is a health crisis, but for too long, health has been a footnote in climate discussions," Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom… Read more »
April 01
Nigeria: Children and the Future of Health in a Changing Climate
"Our Climate is Changing.... Why Aren't We?" -- Vanini Aggarwal, a 15-year-old telling climate stories by young people in Nigeria. Read more »
March 18
Nigeria: Developing a Climate Resilient WASH Policy in Nigeria Come Rain or Drought
In 2018, the Federal Government of Nigeria developed a 13-year strategy to address the WASH crisis in the country. Five years post-implementation, the strategy seems to be missing… Read more »
January 29
Nigeria: Nourishing Nigeria - Advancing Nutrition Through Climate Resilience
Climate change poses a critical global crisis, impacting environments and threatening public health. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), climate change is expected to… Read more »
December 10, 2023
Nigeria: What Has Climate Change Got to Do With Me?
Wetin concern Nigeria and climate change? (how does climate change concern Nigeria?) This was a post shared on the social networking site X on the very same day that the Conference… Read more »
November 14, 2023
Rwanda: Small Farmer-Led Irrigation Schemes Helping to Fight Malnutrition in Drought-Prone Areas in Rwanda
As a young man, Charles Furaha began assisting his father in constructing dams in Karangazi, a small village in Nyagatare district of Eastern Rwanda. These dams provided the water… Read more »
August 24, 2023
Nigeria: The Climate-Health Nexus - Time to Build Evidence for Global Health Action
Editor's note: In the run-up to COP 28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) later this year, Nigeria Health Watch, interviewed Simon Bland, Chief Executive Officer of the Global… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Nigeria: Strengthening Nutrition Outcomes in the Face of Climate Change in Nigeria
The effects of climate change on food insecurity are direct and substantial. Food production is becoming increasingly challenging and unpredictable as global temperatures increase… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Nigeria: Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Advocacy in Nigeria Must Include Health - Make the Evidence Visible
On the 16th of April 2023, Ayetoro, a coastal community located in southwest Nigeria and known as the happy place, had yet another incursion on its land by the Atlantic Ocean,… Read more »