DROUGHTS IN SOMALIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE

DROUGHTS IN SOMALIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE

The image of their faces linger as they slip away one after the other they were never given a chance to be who they should be, never knowing how life is suppose to be if hunger and famine hadn’t come knocking on their doors, snatching them away without respite taking away precious lives-this is the story of the Somali child ,some will never be told, some cut short even before they had a chance to begin, children that will never play in the rain or know the worries of adulthood just because our climate says otherwise.

How many more stories are we cutting short? How many more live do we have to part with? How many more live have to pay the price for the effect of climate change, how many lives are we cutting short by every tree we cut down? These are the questions that remains, these questions beg for answers each day, hoping that someday answers will come before we blow out the fire in the future generation before they have the chance to be kindled…..

Let’s fight for a sustainable environment for the future generation.

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Olaleye Taiwo

For:greenernaija

DROUGHTS IN SOMALIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE

DROUGHTS IN SOMALIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE

The image of their faces linger as they slip away one after the other they were never given a chance to be who they should be, never knowing how life is suppose to be if hunger and famine hadn’t come knocking on their doors, snatching them away without respite taking away precious lives-this is the story of the Somali child ,some will never be told, some cut short even before they had a chance to begin, children that will never play in the rain or know the worries of adulthood just because our climate says otherwise.

How many more stories are we cutting short? How many more live do we have to part with? How many more live have to pay the price for the effect of climate change, how many lives are we cutting short by every tree we cut down? These are the questions that remains, these questions beg for answers each day, hoping that someday answers will come before we blow out the fire in the future generation before they have the chance to be kindled…..

Let’s fight for a sustainable environment for the future generation.

Follow on twitter@ greenernaija……….

Olaleye Taiwo

For:greenernaija

HIKE IN THE COST OF KEROSENE AND GLOBAL WARMING

HIKE IN THE COST OF KEROSENE AND GLOBAL WARMING

The recent hike in the cost of kerosene has resulted in the use of firewood for cooking by Nigerians, therefore increasing the level of carbon in the atmosphere and at the same time reducing the number of trees, this trend has been on-going for a while now, without the government showing any serious concern on how this affects the populace in general.

The Lagos state government’s tree planting campaign and efforts towards reforestation is an initiative that should be emulated by other state governments, stakeholders should make it a priority to empower the populace, tackle poverty and remain sensitive to the plight of Nigerians, when it is impossible for an average Nigerian to afford kerosene, he/she look for an alternative, leading to the use of fire wood.

Trees are known to shrink carbon dioxide a major greenhouse gas, causing global warming, trees help to absorb excess carbon in the environment ,as a result the usefulness of trees cannot be overemphasized In our environment, especially with the recent flooding in Lagos, tree felling for domestic and commercial purposes should be discouraged in order to sustain our environment, statistics shows that between 1990 and 2005 Nigeria has lost over 79% of its forest, giving Nigeria the highest level of deforestation in the world.

The recent flooding is Lagos should serve has a warning for all stakeholder in Nigeria that the cumulative effect of their policies might not be immediate but in the long run it might be destructive, they might not consider that the hike in price of Kerosene might trigger more demand for firewood and thereby increase global warming.

The environment is already endangered as it is, let not make it worse, let’s protect our environment. Follow us on:@greenernaija

Olaleye Taiwo

FOR: Greenernaija