{"id":712636,"date":"2019-09-29T08:26:40","date_gmt":"2019-09-29T08:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/09\/29\/why-nigeria-is-experiencing-severe-climate-change-buhari\/"},"modified":"2019-09-29T08:26:40","modified_gmt":"2019-09-29T08:26:40","slug":"why-nigeria-is-experiencing-severe-climate-change-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/29\/why-nigeria-is-experiencing-severe-climate-change-buhari\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Nigeria Is Experiencing Severe Climate Change: Buhari"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_706857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-706857\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-706857\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5d7dd7d5e9325.jpg\" alt=\"President Buhari\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-706857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Buhari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>President Buhari during his speech while in New York addressed the severe climate challenges confronting the country.<\/p>\n<p>During his meeting with Nigerian Youths Climate Group just before he departed\u00a0 for Abuja, the President said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigeria is a neighbour to the Sahara Desert; Lake Chad is shrinking, while the population is exploding. It\u2019s a challenging situation. With less land, less rainfall, these are very unique problems for the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0On Climate Change, Why We Must Stay Below 1.5 By Oyinkansade Fabikun<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He went on to laud the youths for representing Nigeria at UNGA as Climate Change Champions, adding, \u201cIt is good you are participating so that you can appreciate the problems older people are having.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Esther Agbarakwe, one of the leaders of the youth group, \u201cThis is the first time we are seeing a President sit with us. It gives us hope. We, young people, understand the problems, and are in the vanguard of advocacy. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Climate Change Department works with us for solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Buhari President Buhari during his speech while in New York addressed the severe climate challenges confronting the country. During his meeting with Nigerian Youths Climate Group just before he departed\u00a0 for Abuja, the President said: \u201cNigeria is a neighbour to the Sahara Desert; Lake Chad is shrinking, while the population is exploding. 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