Climate Change and Human Security in Nigeria and Niger Republic

Abstract

To a number of Nigerians climate change is a fiction or a phenomenon that is peculiar to developed countries. Some Nigerians that are now aware of it feel it is restricted to the field of Science. This study aims at broadening the knowledge of climate change in Nigeria and Niger Republic. Climate change will be shown to be a reality particularly in the Sahelian States of Northern Nigeria and that it has human security implications for the country in its relations with the Republic of Niger, its neighbor to the North. The   qualitative approachwas used for this study. The research is carried out using relevant secondary sources such as textbooks, journals, and materials on the Internet. The study found out that climate change has critical human security impact on the countries under study and it is not a problem that one country can solve on its own as floods and droughts know no national boundaries. Therefore, the study recommends concerted effort and cooperation between Nigeria and Niger Republic in tackling the issues associated with climate change.

Keywords: Climate, Desertification, Food security, Health and Contiguity