THE EFFICACY OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR CLIMATE CHANGE IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This article discusses the Legal Framework for Climate Change in Nigeria. It discussed the municipal instruments such as the Climate Change Act 2021, the Provision of section 20 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (SFRN), 1999 (as amended) which is under the Fundamental Objective Principle, this objectives are not enforceable rights on their own, the NESREA Act, and international instruments such as the UNFCCC, the 1972 Stockholm Declaration, Brundtland Conference, Vienna Convention, Montreal Protocol and a host of other legal instruments on climate change were discussed. The Doctrinal method of research was adopted in the course of this work, it involved the analysis and review of statutes, regulations, case laws and secondary materials such as textbooks, journal magazines, both in soft and hard copy forms. Articles in journals were also consulted. The descriptive form of analysis was applied to enable the researcher examine and interpret the primary and secondary sources of research materials to establish the efficacy of the legal framework for the control of Climate Change in Nigeria. The findings show that Climate Change has affects Nigeria and will continue to affect it until the issues addressed with sense of seriousness. Climate change will become a thing of the past if greenhouse emission is reduced to the barest minimum. One of the recommendations in this article is for the provision of Section 20 of the CFRN 1999 (as amended) should be made a provision of Fundamental right.