Browsing by Author "Zirra, Zakari F."

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    Non-Governmental Organisations and Climate Change Action in Nigeria
    (Department of Political Science, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-09-09) Zirra, Zakari F.; Tom, Usman Abu; Abdullahi, Sallau Modibbo
    Climate change is now a central concern in global governance. Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), countries are called upon to take measures to reverse the phenomenon. In this regard, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have emerged as key actors in climate change action. In Nigeria, NGOs have been at the forefront of the advocacy for everyone to take action on climate change. This study reveals that even ahead of government, NGOs are the key players in mitigation and adaptation action against climate change. They also have more capacity in the field of environment. Using scholarly works and interview survey, this study establishes the leading role of NGOs in Nigeria’s climate change action. It therefore calls on government to extend full , support to the NGOs to facilitate their activities in the field of climate change in the country. It also advocates for domestic carbon market to discourage emission and create a green economy.___________________________________________________________
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    The Utility of Mixed Methodology for Climate Governance Research in Nigeria
    (Department of Political Science, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-04-04) Zirra, Zakari F.; Tom, Usman Abu; Abdullahi, Sallau Modibbo
    Even before the onset of the twenty first century, the subject of research in climate change as a subset of the environment gained attention in the academia. Since the 90s, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (EPCC) continues to lead research on climate change which has gained importance owing to the trans-boundary nature of environmental issues (UNFCCC, 2014). Given the rising prominence of climate change governance as a field of study in international relations, defining the methodology for any academic investigation in this field is also of equal importance. This is due to the fact that methodology is one of the three major elements that reflect the intellectual progress of any academic field (Sprinz & Wolinsky, 2004, p.3); the other two being the empirical phenomenon and development of theory. When we consider methodology as a systematic way of testing theories, it is self-evident that methodology is critical in the assessment of any phenomenon or theory in a research area.