“I think we are seeing the challenges right now and for the younger generation, if we don’t change course and drive down the emissions that are causing the climate change and global warming, then there will be more intense drought and that means food issues, like price, the security and availability of food, more floods, heatwaves…I mean we are seeing more and more high temperature days across Nigeria, leading to massive health issues. The consequences will hit them very hard if we don’t turn the course around right away.”
Reflecting on the Paris Agreement, signed by all 196 countries in 2015, she stressed the collective responsibility to take action, adding that developed countries like Germany must lead the charge in this endeavor.
