THE EFFICACY OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR CLIMATE CHANGE IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This article discusses the Legal Framework for ClimateChange in Nigeria. It discussed the municipal instrumentssuch as the Climate Change Act 2021, the Provision ofsection 20 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic ofNigeria (SFRN), 1999 (as amended) which is under theFundamental Objective Principle, this objectives are notenforceable rights on their own, the NESREA Act, andinternational instruments such as the UNFCCC, the 1972Stockholm Declaration, Brundtland Conference, ViennaConvention, Montreal Protocol and a host of other legalinstruments on climate change were discussed. TheDoctrinal method of research was adopted in the course ofthis work, it involved the analysis and review of statutes,regulations, case laws and secondary materials such astextbooks, journal magazines, both in soft and hard copyforms. Articles in journals were also consulted. Thedescriptive form of analysis was applied to enable theresearcher examine and interpret the primary and secondarysources of research materials to establish the efficacy of thelegal framework for the control of Climate Change inNigeria. The findings show that Climate Change has affectsNigeria and will continue to affect it until the issuesaddressed with sense of seriousness. Climate change willbecome a thing of the past if greenhouse emission is reducedto the barest minimum. One of the recommendations in thisarticle is for the provision of Section 20 of the CFRN 1999 (as amended) should be made a provision of Fundamental right.