Country Climate and Development Report : Nigeria

Overview & Synopsis

This report explores the ways in which Nigeria can pursue its development objectives while considering the challenges of climate change and the opportunities of low-emission technologies. Chapter 1 presents Nigeria’s development and climate context. Chapter 2 focuses on Nigeria’s climate commitments and evaluates the existing legal and institutional frameworks, policies, regulations, and capacities to ensure the country achieves resilient and low-carbon development. Chapter 3 outlines development and climate challenges for selected sectors and thematic areas, namely, agriculture, forests and land use, water, urban development, energy, and disaster risk management (DRM), and prioritizes policies and investment to address them. Chapter 4 identifies the impact of these policies and investments on long‑term economic performance, including on growth and poverty, while Chapter 5 presents options to finance them. Finally, Chapter 6 concludes with a set of policy recommendations for all key sectors to put Nigeria on a trajectory toward its own development and climate goals.