Key Insights
1. Nigeria faces intertwined crises of climate change and malnutrition. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and extreme weather events are already reducing agricultural yields and threatening food security, with an estimated 30.6 million people at risk of severe food insecurity in 2026—about 7 million more than in 2025. Climate shocks and poor nutrition reinforce each other, putting vulnerable populations at even greater risk.
2. Policies and initiatives largely operate in silos. Most national and sub-national climate and nutrition policies and initiatives do not intentionally integrate both agendas, limiting opportunities for synergistic action. While a few policies and initiatives show emerging awareness of the climate–nutrition link, these remain largely analytical rather than actionable, leaving many interventions vulnerable to climate shocks.
3. Integrated action can yield “win-win” outcomes. Linking climate and nutrition in policies, investments, and programs—such as through climate-smart agriculture, water management, and community resilience initiatives—can strengthen food security and improve health outcomes simultaneously. Urgent, coordinated action across government, civil society, and private sector actors is needed to translate national commitments into tangible, locally responsive solutions.