Lagos, Warri, Port Harcout, Calabar May be threatens by rising sea level says minister

FG on Thursday warned that about 32 million residents along the coastlines in Lagos and the Niger Delta region may be displaced because of the rise in sea level. The government noted that with an accelerated sea level rise of 0.5 meters, 35 per cent of the Niger Delta landmass would be lost.

It added that with accelerated sea level rise of 1.0 meters, 75 per cent of the Niger Delta will be gone under water.

The Minister of Environment, Laurentia Mallam, alerted the coastline residents to the looming danger at this year’s World Environment Day, with the theme: Raise Your Voice Not the Sea Level.