Role of Culture, Social and Religious Aspects in Achieving Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation and Sustainable Environmental Development

Abstract

The contemporary global challenge of environmental degradation and biodiversity extinction has necessitated the urgent need to strengthen Postgraduate (PG) Education on climate change and sustainable environmental management. To achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as SDGS 3, 4, 11, and 13, a localized researches and innovations at Postgraduate Education is paramount. In addition to the established mitigation and adaptation practices, the cultural, social and religious practices of different locations should be factored into PG researches. The PG Thesis and Dissertation should step into investigating the cultural, social and religious practices of communities which have capacity to prevent, promote or mar climate change mitigation and sustainable development. This work highlighted the cultural, social and religious practices of a location: Ihitenansa community in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Some of the practices that optimize natural resources on communal land are: Palm fruits are harvested every 28 days, Bamboos are harvested once in a year, Farming is done every four years, African Apples (Udara) are not plucked, Taboo to kill monkey and python and other practices, These practices promote biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation.