Rising Sea Levels Could Threaten Lagos by 2050, Majekodunmi Warns.
Desmond Majekodunmi, Tuesday warned that rising sea levels and the growing effects Funmi Ogundare Environmental activist and Chairman of the Lekki State Urban Forest and Animal Shelter Initiative (LUFASI), Dr.
He stated that continued greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, pollution and the destruction of biodiversity were worsening the climate crisis and putting communities at risk.
Majekodunmi made this known at the three-day international conference of Society for Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Mitigation (SETPOM), themed: ‘Driving Environmental Security, Innovation, and Resilience through AI, Research, Industry, and Regulation for Global Livelihoods,’ held at the University of Lagos.
He stressed the need for urgent collective action to protect the environment, warning that prioritising profit over people and the planet could have devastating consequences for future generations. According to him, “The earth remains uniquely habitable because of its atmosphere, but human activities are increasingly threatening the natural systems that sustain life.” He identified industrial activities, fossil fuel consumption, mining, deforestation, agricultural practices, waste disposal and transportation among the major contributors to environmental degradation and global warming. Majekodunmi explained that rising global temperatures were intensifying the water cycle, contributing to heavier rainfall, flooding and other extreme weather events. He cited the effects of coastal erosion and rising sea levels as particular concerns for Lagos, a coastal city vulnerable to the consequences of climate change.
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