Abstract
This study discussed the culpability and liturgical indifference of the church towards the challenge of climate change in Nigeria. This was done with a view to creating a niche for the church in the process of climate change mitigation and adaptation in the country. Using a phenomenological method, the study revealed the following: Firstly, many rural agro-based communities along the Coastal, Savanna and Sahel ecological zones of the country are already suffering the severity of climate change impacts. Secondly, the church in Nigeria has shown little or no commitment towards the mitigation and adaptation to climate change in the country. The study therefore, challenged the church to rise to the ecological need of the time by practically intervening in the process of mitigation and adaptation to the impacts of climate change in Nigeria. The study suggested, among other things, two-fold intervention praxes for the church. These included Awareness Creation (AC) and Care for Climate Change Victims (CCCVs).
Highlights
IntroductionThis study, aims to highlight the culpability and indifference of churches towards the challenges of climate change; and to create an effective role for the churches in the process of mitigation and adaptation to climate change impacts in Nigeria
Aside some natural causative factors, this global climate change has been largely attributed to anthropo
It has been projected that, if no effective mitigation and adaptation is implemented, climate change could result in a loss of between 2% and 11% of Nigeria’s GDP by 2020, rising to between 6% and 30% by the year 2050
Summary
This study, aims to highlight the culpability and indifference of churches towards the challenges of climate change; and to create an effective role for the churches in the process of mitigation and adaptation to climate change impacts in Nigeria. This is based on a largely held position that a practical involvement of religion, in this context, the church in tackling the global challenges of climate change mitigation and adaptation will yield desired results. It is important to note that the terms “the church” as a body and “churches” as a group of different Christian denominations will be used interchangeably in this study depending on the context
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