THE ATTITUDE OF UN-EDUCATED INDIGENES OF KOGI STATE TOWARDS CLIMATE CHANGE: A FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

Because of human activities, emission of the greenhouse gases resulting Deforestation, agricultural activities, and the combustion of fossil fuels have all contributed to global warming and climate change.  It has been observed from decades back that there is a tremendous change in climate, The implications on human and ecological systems as a result of these changes include increased temperatures, altered rainfall patterns, increased frequency and distribution of meteorological events including heat waves, storms, and floods, as well as rising sea levels., even in the distribution of disease- carrying vectors. Scientists are unanimous that climate is always changing. The horrifying effects of climate change are global, altering the environments and threatening people’s livelihood, and perceived differently at different levels of conceptualization and awareness. However, the issue of climate change is doubted and misconstrued by non-experts largely due to communication challenges (Rohling et al., 2016). The lack of awareness and lack of education has its toll on climate change and the reaction of the locals towards it. A large proportion of Kogi indigenes are not educated enough about climate change and its effect on human lives and activities, while the world battles the eminent changes in its climate and environment, they are left in the dark. This paper is therefore a means of reaching out to Kogi indigenes on climate change and its effect and possibly on how it affects our environmental development and sustainability.