Topics
Plain-language guides, with a Nigeria focus.
Flooding
Why Nigeria floods, who it hurts, and what households and communities can do before, during and after a flood.
Read more →Waste management
Waste management is how a community collects, moves, treats and disposes of its rubbish. Nigeria generates roughly 32 million tonnes of waste a year, and Lagos alone produces 13,000 to 15,000 tonnes a day, so collection gaps, open dumping and blocked drains are major problems.
Read more →Plastic pollution
Plastic pollution is the build-up of discarded plastic in drains, rivers, soil and the sea, where it lasts for centuries. Nigeria produces about 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste a year, most of it poorly managed, and Lagos has begun banning some single-use plastics.
Read more →Carbon emissions
Carbon emissions are the heat-trapping gases, mainly carbon dioxide and methane, released by burning fuel, clearing forests and other human activity. They are the main driver of climate change. Nigeria emits little per person, but gas flaring, generators and land clearing make its choices matter.
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