Eighty per cent of homes and infrastructure in Ayetoro community, in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, have already been swallowed by the sea. That figure, cited by Nigeria's Senate, puts a human face on what can sometimes feel like an abstract climate conversation.
The upper chamber is now calling on the federal government to actively pursue foreign climate financing as a way to protect coastal settlements across the country. For communities like Ayetoro, this is not a future threat. It is a present reality.
Whether the federal government moves quickly enough to secure that funding, and what it would actually mean for families who have already lost their homes, remains the question worth watching.
Originally published by Premium Times.