ASSESSMENT OF INTEGRATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTS IN NIGERIAN CITIES

Abstract

There are there many links between climate change and sustainable development. Despite the relationship there is no direct link between climate change and sustainable development. This paper exams the relationship that can exist by integrating climate change and sustainable development approaches in Nigeria It focuses on the concepts and methods that may have some important benefits to resilient cities. It also discusses recent developments in both the climate change and sustainable development literature and method of integrating them. The data for the study was obtained mainly from secondary sources. This was arranged in two scenarios that was statistically analysed. Six scenarios groups were used and organised into four families Each family was analysed using a narrative storyline. Six scenarios were selected to illustrate the whole set of scenerios. These six illustratuve scenerios include one representative scenario from each of four families. The analysis indicated that sustainable development and climate change interacts profoundly on a number of levels. Reducing greenhouse gas emission and increasing adaptability has contributed to a large range of sustainable development goals unrelated to climate change in cities. The result also indicated that there is need for an approach to scenario analysis that integrates all aspect of climate change and sustainable development and the critical importance of alternative development path and the exemptions. The research recommends that sustainable development policies can make a major contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions even in the absence of explicit climate policy. It is concluded that there is possible relevance of sustainable development to climate change