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The Compass: Local Warming: Nigeria

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Ugochi Oluigbo and Prof. Damian Asawalam examine an erosion gulley in Imo State, Nigeria.

19/11/2015 GMT

Local Warming: Nigeria

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Ugochi Oluigbo investigates the effects of climate change in Nigeria.

Ugochi Oluigbo investigates the effects of climate change in Nigeria, from bloodshed between farmers and cattle herders to erosion gulleys which are swallowing houses and farmland.

The first episode focuses on Nigeria, where migration caused by desertification is leading to bloodshed as cattle herders move south from their traditional routes and into conflict with settled farmers. Meanwhile, increasingly intense rainfall in southern Nigeria causes flooding and creates enormous gulleys which are swallowing houses, farmland and even schools. Presented by Ugochi Oluigbo - a business and environment correspondent and news anchor for TVC News in Nigeria – the programme asks how far Nigerians can afford to take action over global matters like climate change. Yet somehow the country has to adapt.  Ugochi explores how climate change is making an impact on women in rural Nigeria. She also discovers how young people in Nigeria are engaging with the issue.
(Image: Ugochi Oluigbo and Prof. Damian Asawalam examine an erosion gulley in Imo State, Nigeria. Credit: BBC)

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