Abstract:
Climate change as a global phenomenon affects everyone globally, both
rich and poor stand to lose. Experts say Nigeria is greatly al risk of
climate change because of its over 800km coastline, one ofthe continents
longest. A sea level rise of over 0.2m, resulting from climate change, can
generate floods over 3.400 square kilometer ofthe coastline (Ekot. 2009
quotedin Eze & Oche, 2010). People who are already affected by poverty,
malnutrition and diseases will continue to face the problem of
displacement from either floods, climate change related conflicts,
desertification, drought, and new hardship. All sectors of socio-economic
development, including the natural ecosystems will continue to be
destroyed as a result affecting the achievement of Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) especially those related to elimination of
poverty and hunger andpromoting environmental sustainability -. The aim
ofthis paper is to examine the challenge climate change poses, its impact
on the population and the need for urgent and collective solutions. To
achieve that, the paper generated data mainly through the secondary¬
source which includes: printed and recorded material, published
information (books, journal articles, government publications, statistical
records, newspapers, magazines; conference proceedings, annual report'
and archival data) and electronic sources (online databases, the internet.
arid CD-ROMs). The paper argued that climate change is a reality and
there is alarming evidence that human activities are the main culprits of
global warming and unless a collective action is taken globally to fight
this monster called climate change, human societies may- collapse in the
face of uncertainty. Therefore the paper recommended immediate and
radical response from Government and individuals in order to avoid
negative health consequencesfor present and future generations
