[These programs provides an overview of recent political elections in the context of the changes of climate and the environment unleashed upon a region with one of Africa’s largest and most rapidly growing populations living in close proximity to estuaries and coastal regions that are experiencing increasing environmental catastrophes. The prospects for the future are not promising because large-scale and long-term trends suggest that the scope and severity of crises will escalate at exponential rates.]
See part 2 of the program on Nigeria:
- Global Climate Regime Change & The Nigerian Elections ~ Macro Historical Trends & Micro Political History – Part 2
and - Global Climate Change & Africa
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Natural and social scientists have made this clear for over thirty years:
James Hansen: “We might lose all coastal cities
Over the intervening time between 1988 and the present moment, the science has become more robust and it is now clear that events unfolding on other continents thousands of miles away will have a direct impact on the lives and livelihoods of Nigerians in the very near future.
Setting the Record Straight: The Depth, Severity and History of the Scientific Evidence…
In March 2023 the United Nations and hundreds of the world’s leading scientists underscored the gravity of both current trends in climate change and the foreseeable implications this will have for the water supply and survival of billions of global citizens:
- BBC World Service – Newshour, UN climate report warns of disaster
- BBC World Service – Newshour, UN issues dire warning over water
No matter how skillful or experienced political leaders may be in these circumstances, it remains an open question as to whether or not institutions of elective democracies can anticipate and plan effectively in the face of changing climate circumstances that will directly affect the lives of millions of people in the voting public.]
[Report on Nigeria’s circumstance – forthcoming]
See related:
- “One of the biggest legacies of colonialism….is the marginalization of the human population…”
- Are You “Climate Ready” Boston? (& New York? Philadelphia? Baltimore? Washington?…+ London? Hong Kong? Lagos?… etc.).
- Some Notes from Life on the Edge: The Geophysical Fate of the Post-Columbian City (Big “Transitions” in Human History)
- Global Climate Change & Africa
- Global Climate Change & Africa: An Integrative Research & Information Platform
Because of its support for the “Eko Atlantic” development project, the United States is pursuing policies that may not turn out to be popular with populations who feel they have been the victims of development projects like this. For details about the project and the American tacit endorsement of it see:
- “United States Diplomacy in Nigeria” – In Conversation with Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard [American Ambassador to Nigeria]
- [Project “Eko Atlantic” and the American presence in Nigeria] Groundbreaking Of The American Consulate In Eko Atlantic
For a preliminary discussion of other problems the post-Columbian city must face see, for example, the case of Boston
- Climate-Boston.info – Some Sources of Information for Investigation, Public Discussion and Citizen Action
- Climate & Sea-Level Update: Digital Dispatches from a World on the Edge
and - Cities and States – A Tale of Two Cities [ & Two States of Mind ]
and specifically concerning Boston see: - “Climate Ready” & Caught By Surprise: Boston’s Urgent Struggle to Face the Challenge of a Changing Climate
For a broader discussion of the problems the post-Columbian city must face see:
- The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines: Michael Mann
- Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore: Elizabeth Rush
- Moving to Higher Ground: Rising Sea Level and the Path Forward: John Englander, Sir David King
- High Tide On Main Street: Rising Sea Level and the Coming Coastal Crisis: John Englander
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