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The Carbon Brief Profile: Nigeria.
Nigeria is one of a number of African countries with a growing youth climate movement. In 2019, activist Oladosu Adenike told the Guardian that "the crisis is already here" in Nigeria.
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Nigeria is one of a number of African countries with a growing youth climate movement. In 2019, activist Oladosu Adenike told the Guardian that "the crisis is already here" in Nigeria.
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The country& #39;s northeastern region borders #LakeChad, which provides a water source 20 to 30 million people across Nigeria, Niger, Chad & Cameroon. Since the 1960s, it has shrunk by 90% as a result of climate change & over-extraction.
Some reports have suggested that increase in extreme heat, drought & the shrinking of #LakeChad could be one contributing factor to violence in northeastern Nigeria, which has forced thousands to seek safety in neighboring Chad.
