At the UN climate talks in Baku, Nigeria called for increased adaptation funding, urging concrete financial support to protect vulnerable communities already hit hard by climate change.

As the UN climate talks began in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nigeria called for increased global adaptation funding to help vulnerable nations, including itself, confront the intensifying impacts of climate change.

Director-General of Nigeria’s National Council on Climate Change, Nkiruka Madueke, emphasised the need to move beyond pledges.

“We need to put our money where our mouth is,” she stated.

Consequently, Nigeria is urging all countries to commit fully to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement and is calling for leaders to prioritise adaptation at this year’s summit.

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The country’s appeal reflects the urgent climate challenges it faces, including recurring droughts and severe floods that displace communities and disrupt lives.

For example, Madueke pointed to recent flooding in Maiduguri, Borno State, as an illustration of how vulnerable Nigerian communities are becoming.

“You need resilience, and that requires adaptation,” she said.

Furthermore, Nigeria hopes the new climate finance framework, the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG), will replace the unmet $100 billion annual commitment made in previous COPs and bring the resources needed for adaptation.

However, people are growing concerned that funds will not arrive quickly enough or at the necessary scale.

Finally, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell, highlighted the importance of these commitments, noting, “No country is immune” from climate impacts.

Therefore, Nigeria, along with other vulnerable nations, is pressing for a clear and actionable financial commitment to protect those on the frontlines of climate change.