Phd dissertation sustainable environmental management in the. What does sustainability look like for emerging economies. Human security and sustainable development all over the world hinges on successful environmental sustainability. There is no doubt that the present power crisis afflicting nigeria will persist unless the government diversifies the energy. Pdf deforestation, food security and environmental. A cursory look at the poverty profile in nigeria showed that in 2004, nigerias relative poverty measurement stood at 54. The paper examines the impact of the nature and character of the nigerian state and its environmental policy on the achievement of sustainable development in nigeria. A adebayo abstract erosion is an ecological problem and a major cause of environmental degradation especially in the developing countries of the world. The interaction of these millions of people with their environment has left indelible mark on the landscape. The mdgs also identify the need for international cooperation in tackling the challenges of sustainable development. Apr 10, 2012 toward a sustainability framework for development in niger the concept of sustainability is catching on in the developed world, but how does it fare in the developing world.
This study examined the annual reports of eight 8 banks in nigeria for the presence or absence of sustainability reporting. They further argue that environmental audit provide information which can be used in the control of environmental practices and in assessing compliance with. Although many readers may be acquainted with the litany of environmental damage and risks, a look at the current picture may be useful. The challenges of environmental problems in nigeria. An overview of sustainable development in africa emmanuel kwesi boon management and environmental management, free university of brussels, belgium, and university of ghana, legonaccra, ghana. How nigeria can achieve growth thats more equitable and eco. Thus, the role buildings play is fundamental to the realisation of sustainable. The key environmental issues facing nigeria include land degradation.
Research paper foreign direct investment and environmental. Sustainability is never an option but a must, for national development. Urbanization, deforestation, desertification, over population and all kinds of pollution are some of the resultant effects of mans interaction with his environment. Environmental problems and their solutions man made environmental problems are caused by man, knowingly or unknowingly, as man goes about his daily activities. Strategies for achieving sustainable development in. In nigeria, wastes emanating from new technologies such as scrap computers, radios, televisions, refrigerators, hand phones and their batter. The problems arises as a result of the following problems which are. From the work of ekiyor 2007, many factors have been discovered which are associated to poor governance in nigeria. Remediation issues in the niger delta in shell in nigeria, we operate in a way that reduces as far as possible the environmental impact of our activities. Concerning environmental sustainability, social and behavioral researchers need to understand the state of affairs regarding various physical problems and expected developments in environmental resource use. Therefore, a sustainability analysis entails revelation of the sustainability performance of an organizational set up. According to obi ogbalu in his environmental regulation in nigeria, xiv real environmental legislation in nigeria was a product of national emergency.
There is a constant give and take relationship between environment and business. The strategies have been designed to promote sustainable and adequate levels of funding and focus on integrated human development programs, including income generation, increased local control of. Nigeria sustainable development the united nations. Section 1 covers the fundamental reasons that there is a need to study business sustainability. Iii urban infrastructure development and sustainability in nigeria vincent i. It is against this background that this paper seeks to investigate the interplay between urban design and sustainable development in makoko due to its strategic location in lagos metropolis. In countries where development requires resources, how can a philosophy marked by. Ogu encyclopedia of life support systems eolss economic realities and the dynamics of the spatial expression, and act on this recognition in order to counter the problem of poor services and environmental deterioration. The nigerian experience fig xxii international congress washington, d. This paper is focused on protected areas for environmental sustainability in nigeria. Prospects for achieving sustainable development through the. Pdf the environment does not exist as a sphere separate from human actions. Environmental issues such as climate change, land degradation, air and water pollution have become of major concern all over the world.
A major paper submitted to the faculty of environmental studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master in environmental studies, york university toronto ontario, canada. Hence, the mdgs environmental education and the challenges of sustainable development in nigeria sunday d. A preferred definition of environmental sustainability environmental sustainability is the ability to maintain things or qualities that are valued in the physical environment 2. But people using the term environmental sustainability can specify or elaborate the term further. Protection agency fepa act enacted to protect the nigerian environment are general laws.
Laws put in place in nigeria to promote environmental sustainability72. Wonah department of political and administrative studies, faculty of social sciences, university of port harcourt. Afp photodon emmert in september this year, under a relatively quiet banner, the sustainable development goals. Sakmar, mathis wackernagel, alessandro galli, david moore working paper 592 june 2011 send correspondence to. A telling example for that is the european environmental research and innovation policy, which aims at defining and implementing a transformative agenda to greening the economy and the society as a whole so to achieve a truly sustainability core concepts in sustainable. The purpose of the research study was to explore the factors required for small business sustainability beyond 5 years in nigeria. Erosion has hampered economic activities and at the same time devastated the lives of people. This is the simplest and most fundamental way to express the concept.
Like many developing countries, nigeria has struggled to maintain a balance between its economic development and the sustainability of its environmental resources. After reading this article you will learn about the relationship between environment and business. Access to clean modern energy services is an enormous challenge facing the african continent because energy is fundamental for socioeconomic development and poverty eradication. Environmental conflict and the politics of oil in the oil. The forest region of nigeria especially the southwestern agrarian, and other nonfarming communities have witnessed ruthless deforestation either for urbanization or other consumerist purposes, since the past few decades. This is important because of the recent central bank of nigeria. Accounting for the environment in the 21st century susan l. Square ols method to analyze the impact of foreign direct investment on environmental sustainability in nigeria. This dichotomy is reflected by severe environmental problems including crude oil devastation of the. Issues in environmental management for sustainable. He explained further, the development of environmental regulation was greatly aided in the late 1980s by the kook incident that occurred in the country.
Nov 26, 2015 president of nigeria muhammadu buhari. The study posited that there is a significant relationship between environmental reporting and sustainable development and that environmental reporting encourages organizations to track their ghg emissions and other environmental. This article discusses the evolution of environmental legislation in nigeria. In nigeria, environmental degradation through the indiscriminate disposal of domestic, agricultural and industrial waste without considering the health and environmental implications is alarming.
Dec 01, 2015 sustainable development is one of the priorities of nigeria s new government. Environmental pollution and sustainable development in nigeria. Development goals mdgs, environmental sustainability is the seventh goal of. Nigeria was a signatory to agenda 21 in 1992 and has been introducing policies in its systems which include laws that serve the three. The study posited that there is a significant relationship between environmental reporting and sustainable development and that environmental reporting encourages organizations to track their ghg emissions and other environmental data against reduction targets. This reappraisal has given rise to a new approach to environment and development issues an approach, which seeks to reconcile human needs and the capacity of the environment to cope with the consequences of economic systems. Sustainable or green construction in lagos, nigeria. If these outputs are accepted by the environment, the environment. Examining environmental policies and laws in nigeria 169 management of environment. Originalarticle development and environmental sustainability in nigeria. The basis of environmental policy in nigeria is contained in the 1999 constitution of the federal republic of nigeria. Mdg 7 aimed at ensuring environmental sustainability.
The awareness imperative 45 mass media to combine information about environmental conflict or crisis with the suggestion of possible actions or activities that will bring ecoawarness to the public at large. It is within the ambits of the foregoing concern, that this paper attempts an appraisal of the national environmental standards and regulations enforcement agency act of 2007 being the apex environmental law in nigeria and its role in ensuring environmental. Factors required for small business sustainability in nigeria. Pdf development and environmental sustainability in nigeria. This is refers to as the contamination of the air such that it becomes dangerous to the health.
Small small ecological governance in nigeria polis project. A thorough investigation was done to identify the areas that were and are still protected in nigeria. Assessment of sustainability reporting in nigerian. It is the contention in this paper that though sustaining the environment and protecting our ecological resources are important in the discourse of sustainable development. Toward a sustainability framework for development in niger. Examining environmental policies and laws in nigeria. Nigeria endorses the secretary generals strategy on womens and childrens health, and affirms that the initiatives is in full alignment to our existing countryled efforts through the national health plan and strategies targeted for implementation for the period 2010 2015, with a focus on the mdgs in the first instance and the. I an overview of sustainable development in africa emmanuel kwesi boon encyclopedia of life support systems eolss the world be seen as one ecosystem and that the economic development process should include ecological and environmental issues as an essential component. Legal mechanism for achieving environmental sustainability in.
Environmental sustainability and sustainable development issues in the niger delta region of nigeria article pdf available january 2008 with 8,866 reads how we measure reads. The role of mass media anatsui, tina chinemere department of mass communication babcock university, iishanremo, ogun sate, nigeria. Legal mechanism for achieving environmental sustainability in nigeria pp. This is a most challenging task for the country and in particular for our planners and policymakers today. If sustainable development of nigeria is so highly desirable, the country should without delay embrace sustainable. Sustainable entrepreneurial development and the problems of business ethical practices in nigeria dr. The primary effort of this research therefore is to examine the reasons why tourist choose cross river state over other tourism destinations in nigeria, and to critically analyze the social, economic, environmental and cultural impacts of sustainable tourism in. Ehorecon environmental health officers registration council of nigeria fao food and agriculture organization of the united nations fct federal capital territory. Data were collected on co 2 emissions proxying environmental degradation, fdi, gross domestic product gdp, and population covering the period 1986 to. Does it make sense for nations struggling to modernize and feed their own people. Phd dissertation sustainable environmental management in the niger delta region of nigeria.
This is an opportunity to combat problems detrimental to the countrys economy and ecosystems. He emphasizes that every state in nigeria across the ecological zones suffer from one form of environmental degradation or the other. Education and sustainable national development in nigeria. It has examined what protected areas are the meaning, especially as defined by the international union for the conservation of nature iucn. Those factors that were identified and discussed on the account of environmental pollution by ekiyor are. Strategies for achieving sustainable development in nigeria. Sustainability and saving energy is important as we need to safeguard the future both for our planet and for the upcoming generation. Nigeria has a total land area of 983,2 km 2 occupied by about 120 million people. Sustainable entrepreneurial development and the problems. Abstract the quest for sustainable development is not feasible without alleviating poverty drastically. They have focused action around a small set of clear, politically salient, measurable and timebound ambitions.
Bioremediation and environmental sustainability in nigeria. Corporate social responsibility and environmental sustainability in the niger delta. Nigeria sustainable development knowledge platform. Prospects for achieving sustainable development through. Green audit and environmental sustainability in nigeria. Developmental stages of environmental lawsregulatory frameworks and policiesstrategies in nigeria the development and evolution of environmental lawsregulatory frame works and by extension policiesstrate gies in nigeria with reference to the oil and gas industry can be divided into three major generations. Remediation issues in the niger delta shell nigeria nigeria. However, there remains much to be done by way of actually developing the mechanism and legislative backing for reconciling environmental imperatives with developmental goals. Sustainable development sust dev 9 doi shell, nigeria. Protected areas for environmental sustainability in nigeria. Effects of hydrocarbon pollution on local economy a thesis approved by the faculty of environmental sciences and process engineering at the brandenburg university of technology cottbus in partial.
Sustainable development is an implied development without destruction. Pdf greening nigerias economy for industrial and environmental. The relationship between corporate sustainability reporting. Pdf challenges of sustainable development in nigeria.
It focuses exclusively on identifying the 50 drivers of change in nigeria that are expected to have an impact on the public sector and the likely timing of these. This study examines the types, spatial distribution, causes and consequences of environmental challenges in nigeria. Key barriers to nigerias sustainable energy development. Situation in federal republic of nigeria being country report presented at the workshop on environment statistics held in dakar, senegal 28th february 4th march 2005 by the nigerian participants. Department of business administration, faculty of management sciences, nnamdi azikiwe university, awka.
Progress on environmental sustainability under the mdgs the united nations millennium development goals mdgs comprise eight development goals to be achieved by 2015. Environmental policy and its enforcement in nigeria. Urban design, slums, sustainable development, informal settlement, makokolagos, nigeria. Adherence to the nigerian sustainable banking principles. Aina eoa 1989 new direction for sustainable development in nigeria. There is also a need for national governments to engage the private sector effectively to provide business solutions to environmental challenges. To move on the path to sustainability, we can either go for energy supplies that has no carbon release, or find ways to use less energy. In nigeria, various environmental laws have been enacted from preindependence to date as a direct. Wema bank will partner with all relevant stakeholders in analyzing all inherent. The paper notes that the undemocratic and corrupt nature of the nigerian state have rendered impotent the environmental policy and as a consequence, the achievement of sustainable development seems to be a mirage. European journal of sustainable development 2014, 3, 1, 3346 issn. We also look for ways to bring environmental and social benefits to the communities where we operate.
Urban infrastructure development and sustainability in nigeria. The importance of environmental sustainability cannot be overemphasized. In nigeria, an increased level of consciousness is observable with regard to the complex relationship that exists between development and the quality of the environment. Impact of sustainability on tourism development in nigeria. Global and local environmental sustainability, development. The business receives inputs, information and technology from the environment and gives it back in the form of outputs goods and services. Greening nigerias economy for industrial and environmental sustainability.
The role of nesrea act 2007 in ensuring environmental. Environmental pollution and sustainable development in nigeria abah emmanuel ogbonna. Apr 11, 2008 strategic environmental assessments would enable these more important, higher order or strategic decisions to be subjected to environmental and social scrutiny. Registered quantity surveyor and attorneyatlaw paulb nigeria limited plot 284, parakou crescent wuse, 11. This paper has highlighted the contributions of forestry to environmental sustainability, trend of forest resources utilization and its present status in nigeria with a view to recommending strategies that will yield a common goal of.
Today, 60% to 70% of the nigerian population does not have access to electricity. Environmental policy and its enforcement in nigeria 1. Usa, april 1926 2002 2 contact ifeanyi tim anago esq. Dekolo2 1department of urban and regional planning, university of lagos, nigeria 2department of urban and regional planning, lagos state polytechnic, nigeria abstract land use is a most important factor in the distribution and functioning of. Section 2 provides a rich description of the study design, data collection. Adekanye, elizabeth adetoun university of lagos, akoka, nigeria. The government recognizes the need to follow the path of sustainable development. Ministry of housing and urban development were merged and demerged. However, in an earlier study 16 assessed the impact of environmental accounting and reporting on sustainability development in nigeria.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Assessment of sustainability reporting in nigerian industrial. Adherence to the nigerian sustainable banking principles sustainability is about taking care of societies where we live, work and does business, and being sensitive to their changing needs. Environmental policies and strategies in nigeria oil and gas. Construction is a major and primary sector of the nigerian economy and its consideration of the issues of sustainability covers a huge spectrum of the sector nwafor, 2006. Environmental impact assessment as a tool for sustainable. Environmental education and sustainable development in nigeria. The relationship between corporate sustainability reporting and profitability and shareholders fund in nigerian banks. This work is aimed at looking critically on environmental.
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