Nigeria Prioritizes Climate Action to Mitigate Natural Disasters
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ABUJA, Nigeria, Jan 02 (IPS) - In 2022 alone, flooding killed at least 662 people, injured 3,174, displaced about 2.5 million, and destroyed 200,000 houses individuals.

As far back as 2012, the World Bank reported that erosion was affecting over 6,000 square kilometres of land in the country, with about 3,400 square kilometres highly exposed.

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