Impact Of Climate Change On Sustainable Development In Nigeria:- Onyemachi, Chukwudi J.

Abstract

 This paper examines the impact of climate change on sustainable development in Nigeria from 1981- 2018. The objective of the study is to look at the impact of climate change on sustainable development in Nigeria and to take a look at its effects on output growth. Secondary data were collected based on the model used in the research work and unit root test was conducted on the data to test their stationary, after which we perform co-integration test to analyze the long nm relationship among the variables. The result obtained from our empirical analysis shows that there is significant long run relationship between climate change and sustainable development in Nigeria. The study therefore recommend that there is the need for Nigerian government to implement policies to curb carbon emissions and forest depletion especially those emanating from gas flaring, bush burning, deforestation, and fossil fuel consumption. Keywords: Climate Change, Government, Nigeria, Development, Economic Growth, Deforestation