Abstract
Climate change is a serious threat to agriculture, one of the major backbones of Nigeria’s economy. There has been a drastic shift from the actual climate patterns over a long period with attending impacts on human, animal, and plants. This is attributed to the increase in the emission of greenhouse gases which raise the Earth’s temperature, a phenomenon referred to as global warming. In some regions of the world, the melting of polar ice caps and glaciers has led to a rise in sea level, increased precipitation, and flooding. Nigeria is no doubt undergoing a shift in its dry and wet seasons with agricultural lands becoming arid as a result of incessant drought. This alternation in temperature and rainfall pattern due to global warming has its attendant consequence on plant yield. The rise in global temperature has led to the increased proliferation of pests and diseases which thrive successively in hot climate. This chapter is a review of the impacts of climate change and the threat it poses to food security and sustainable development. To this end, the chapter suggests adequate public sensitization on the dangers inherent in climate change both on the regional and global scale. Biotechnological advancement that will promote crops that are well able to adapt to adverse weather conditions and produce high yields is advised.
References
Adefolalu DO (2000) An introduction to the challenges of climate change and its impact in Nigeria. A workshop on climate change and natural disaster in Nigeria held at FUT, Minna, 3 Apr 2000
Adefolalu DO (2007) Climate change and economic sustainability in Nigeria. Paper presented at the international conference on climate change, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka 12–14 June 2007
Adejuwon J (2006) Food security, climate variability and climate change in Sub Sahara Africa. In: A final report submitted to Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC), Project No. AF23, USA: The International START Secretariat Washington, DC 20009. http:www.aiaccproject.org/finalreport
Adelekan IO (2009) Vulnerability of poor urban coastal communities to climate change in Lagos, Nigeria. Fifth Urban Research Symposium 2009
Aggarwal PK, Singh AK (2010) Implications of global climatic change on water and food security. In: Ringler C et al (eds) Global change: impacts on water and food security. Springer, Berlin, pp 49–63. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04615-5_3
Apata TG, Samuel KD, Adeola AO (2009) Analysis of climate change perception and adaptation among Arable Food Crop Farmers in South Western Nigeria. Beijing, 16–22 Aug 2009
Apata TG, Ogunyinka A, Sanusi RA Ogunwande S (2010) Effects of global climate change on Nigerian Agriculture: an empirical analysis. Paper presented at the 84th. Annual conference of Agricultural Economics Society held in Edinburgh, pp 345–351
Ayuba HK, Maryah UM, Gwary DM (2007) Climate change impact on plant species composition in six semi-arid rangelands of Northern Nigeria. Niger Geogr J 5(1):35–42
Bello OB, Ganiyu OT, Wahab MKA, Afolabi MS, Oluleye F, Ig SA, Mahmud J, Azeez MA, Abdulmaliq SY (2012) Evidence of climate change impacts on agriculture and food security in Nigeria. Int J Agric For 2(2):49–55
de Wit M, Stankiewicz J (2006) Changes in surface water supply across Africa with predicted climate change. Science 311:1917–1921
Eboh E (2009) Implications of climate change for economic growth and sustainable development in Nigeria. Enugu forum policy paper 10. African Institute for Applied Economics, Nigeria
Edame GE, Ekpenyong AB, Fonta WM, Duru EJC (2011) Climate change, food security and agricultural productivity in Africa: issues and policy direction. J Humanit Soc Sci 1(21):205–223. http://www.ijhssnet.com/journals
Eme OI, Onyishi T, Uche OA, Uche IE (2014) Challenges of food security in Nigeria: options before government. Arab J Bus Manag Rev (OMAN Chapter) 4(1):15
Enete IC (2008) Potential impacts of climate change on coastal settlements of Nigeria. A. Paper presented at the 15th Annual Conference of Environment and Behavior of Nigeria (EBAN) held at Babcock University, Ogun State from 6–9 May 2008, Nigeria
Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) (2012) Food security statistics- Nigeria. FAOSTAT. FAO, Rome
Food and Agricultural Organization, FAO (2008) Climate change, bioenergy and food security. Options for decision makers identified by expert meeting. Prepared for the high-level conference World Food Security: The Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy, Rome, 3–5 June
Food and Agricultural Organization, FAO (2009) The state of food security in the world. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome
Hocking PJ, Meyer CP (1991) Carbon dioxide enrichment decreases critical nitrate and nitrogen concentrations in wheat. J Plant Nutr 14:571–584
Ibrahim EY (2004) Climate change and food security in Nigeria. Paper presented at the scientific session of the international conference on possible impacts of climate change on Africa, organized by the institute of African research and studies, Cairo University, Cairo, 18–20 May
Ikhile CI (2007) Impacts of climate variability and change on the hydrology and water resources of the Benin-Owena River Basin. PhD thesis submitted to the Department of Geography and Regional Planning, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. pp 234–236
Integrated Strategy for Disaster Reduction (2008) Integrating disaster risk reduction into the fight against poverty: global facility for disaster reduction and recovery. World Bank, Washington, DC
IPCC (2007a) Fresh water resources and their management climate change Impact, adaptation and vulnerability. Contribution of working group-II to the fourth assessment report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
IPCC (2007b) Climate change, the physical science basis; working group contribution to the fourth assessment report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change; summary for policymakers, technical summary and frequently asked questions
IPCC (2014) Climate change 2014: synthesis report. Contribution of working groups I, II and III to the fifth assessment report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change [Core Writing Team, R.K. Pachauri and L.A. Meyer (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, pp 151
Lobell D, Burke M (2010) Climate change and food security. Advances in global change research 37. © Springer Science Business Media, B.V. Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2953-9_2
Nwajiuba C (2012) Nigeria’s agricultural and food security challenges. http://ng.boell.org/downloads/Agriculture_Green_Deal_Nigeria_study.pdf
Nyong A (2005) Abstract in impacts of climate change in the tropics: the African experience. Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change, Meteorological Office, Exeter. www.stabilisation2005.com
Obioha E (2008) Climate change, population drift and violent conflict over land resources in North Eastern Nigeria. J Hum Ecol 23(4):311–324
Obioha E (2009) Climate variability, environmental. J Hum Ecol 26(2):107–121
Odjugo PAO (2009) Quantifying the cost of climate change impact in Nigeria: emphasis on wind and rainstorm. J Hum Ecol 28(2):93–101
Odjugo PAO (2010) General overview of climate change impacts in Nigeria. J Hum Ecol 29(1):47–55
Odjugo PAO, Ikhuoria AI (2003) The impact of climate change and anthropogenic factors on desertification in the semi-arid region of Nigeria. Glob J Environ Sci 2(2):18–126
Stephen L (2009) Climate change, food supply hangs in the balance, IPS NEWS, 2 Oct 2009. http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=48689
Thornton PK, Jones PG, Ericksen PJ, Challinor AJ (2011) Agriculture and food systems in sub-Saharan Africa in a 40C+ world. Philos Trans R Soc A Math Phys Eng Sci 369(1934):117–136
Ziska LH, Namuco O, Moya T, Quiland J (1997) Growth and yield response of field grown tropical rice to increasing carbon dioxide and air temperature. Agron J 89:45–53
Zoellick S, Robert BA (2009) Climate smart future. The nation newspapers. Vintage Press Limited, Lagos, p 18
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2018 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this entry
Cite this entry
Ogunrotimi, D.G., Kayode, J. (2018). Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security: An Appraisal. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Handbook of Climate Change Resilience. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71025-9_70-1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71025-9_70-1
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-71025-9
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-71025-9
eBook Packages: Springer Reference Earth and Environm. ScienceReference Module Physical and Materials ScienceReference Module Earth and Environmental Sciences