The Shrinking of Lake Chad & Africa's Humanitarian Crisis w/Adenike Oladosu
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English - January 29, 2020 14:17 - 42 minutes - 34.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsEarth Sciences Science Technology clean energy carbon nuclear carbon offsets carbon removal green energy climate change greenhouse gases co2 emissions renewables Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Adenike Oladosu is a climate change activist from Nigeria most well-known for her activism focused on the humanitarian crisis caused by the shrinking of Lake Chad. With millions of people displaced in 2019 and tens of thousands killed, the shrinking of the lake is causing a fight for resources, whilst also depriving people of water and food.
Adenike dubs herself as the "eco-feminist" because she believes climate change is a crisis that affects women more than men, particularly in Africa. She goes in depth on the episode as to why this happens, and I have to admit, I was a bit startled to hear the conditions there.
We spoke generally about the situation in Africa and Nigeria, why the countries that are affected the most by climate change (mostly African ones) are largely ignored at international conferences, while the countries that have the most cumulative emissions historically (US & Europe) continue maintaining the status quo. She told me how dissapointing COP25 was in Madrid and how generally there is a lack of ambition with regards to climate change measures.
I believe it's immensely important to place a focus on Africa because generally in the Western World we are so disconnected from what's happening there. I hope this episode is as informative for you as it was for me and if you enjoy it, please follow Adenike on Twitter and visit her blog.
TIMECODES
02:49 - How She Became An Activist & The Depletion Of Natural Resources In Nigeria + Military Conflicts
07:31 - The General Awareness Of Climate Change & How They Try To Educate Children About It
12:45 - The Humanitarian Crisis Surrounding Lake Chad
21:53 - What COP 25 Madrid Was Like & The Disappointing Results
29:56 - Why Climate Change Affects Women More Than Men In Africa
36:57 - Science vs Business vs Politics vs Society
ADENIKE'S WEB LINKS
Adenike's Blog - http://womenandcrisis.blogspot.com/
Adenike's Twitter Profile - https://twitter.com/the_ecofeminist
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
COP 25 Madrid - https://unfccc.int/cop25
Article 6 (COP25) - https://www.carbonsink.it/en/news/article-6-paris-agreement-expectations-for-cop25
The Climate Vulnerability Index - https://cvi-heritage.org/
Lake Chad shrunk by 90% - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/22/lake-chad-shrinking-story-masks-serious-failures-of-governance