Tunde Akingbade in NGRGuardiannews (Nigeria): There are strong indications that Nigeria has lost some of its Islands to the problem of erosion from the Atlantic ocean. Experts two Fridays ago, linked the loss to global warming and climate change-related problems. The lost Islands are in the Delta region, where Nigeria earns about 90 per cent of her foreign exchange revenue.The revelation about the vanished Islands emerged at the workshop on Coastal States in Nigeria and the problem of climate change put up by the Federal Ministry of Environment's Special Climate Change Unit with the support of Heinrich Boll Foundation, a German non governmental organization affiliated to the Green Party.
Dr. Victor Fodeke, Head/Designated National Authority, Special Climate Change Unit told The Guardian that the revelation about the loss of Islands was stunning; and a strong indication that global warming has started to take its toll on Nigeria's coastal areas.
It was also gathered that the people who depend on the islands for their means of livelihood have relocated to other places they consider safe….
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