Gender and climate adaptation: tools for community-level action in Nigeria

In Africa, as in many parts of the world, the impact of climate change is visible and widespread...Such impacts combined with high dependence on natural resources and rain-fed agriculture mean that many African countries, including Nigeria, face high vulnerability in the coming decades. Poverty, inequitable land distribution, conflict, HIV/AIDS and debt also mean that many African countries lack the adaptive capacity to cope and adjust compared to more developed countries.