The Executive Director, Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP), Dr Michael David, has urged Nigerians to restore forest habitats in their homes, to mitigate the heat wave from climate change.
He made this known recently in Abuja, state that heat wave was the drying of streams and rivers.
David added that Nigerians should plant more trees and restore forest habitats in homes to mitigate climate change.
“To address the impact of heat wave and the drying of rivers and streams requires a more comprehensive strategy on climate adaptation process, water management and generally ecosystem restoration,” he stressed.
He noted that the factors being experienced in the country were due to climate change characterised by the intensity and duration of the heat.
David said there was urgent need to safeguard water resources for future generations.
“Heat wave exposes to drought and contributes to health problems in humans and wildlife, leading to high break of diseases.
“Heat wave causes a lot of socio-economic impacts on communities, water scarcity, raises a lot of conflict in communities; livelihoods are affected as well as animals and farmers. Communities are also displaced, leading to migration of people.”
The National Coordinator, Clean-up Nigeria (CUN), Mr Ene Owoh, said it was important to note that water and climate change were intellect.
He said: “Climate change affects water supply in several ways from the present unpredictable rain falls to the depreciating water levels in streams.
“The rising sea levels, the cases of flood and drought, all of these boil down to the climate
change.
“The truth be told, climate change has altered the availability of water, thus making it less plentiful in the world.
“Climate change has caused water shortage, drought and the decrease of agricultural produce.
In his words: let us bear it in mind that any increase in temperature level will have consequence on water level as well as human beings.
