Looking at recent events in Nigeria, it is obvious that we can no longer deny
Climate Change.The Fulani herdsmen no longer have arable land for their cattle
because of desert desertification and encroachment; they unfortunately have
resulted in killings because they have to look for green areas where their
cattle can feed consequently encroaching on other people’s farm lands.
These killings have been has been attributed to politics and ethnicity
but we should not ignore climate change as one of the primary reasons for the migration of these Fulani herdsmen whose primary area of domain has
been overtaken by massive and unimaginable desert encroachment.
These unacceptable killings coupled with global disasters such as the
recent earthquake in Ecuador makes it apparent that we can no longer ignore
climate change. Climate Change does not have borders, it cuts across every
aspect of our lives and the sooner we take politically backed actions the
better for our generation.
Indeed a lot has happened over the years, we had the Paris Climate
Change agreement and the adoption of Sustainable Development goals that
currently serve as front line goals for member states of the United Nations but
the existence of these agreements and goals cannot achieve desired result
without prompt political backing by member states.
@greenernaija
