The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) has raised fresh concerns over the escalating health consequences of climate change, describing the crisis as an immediate public health emergency rather than a future environmental threat. The Academy called on governments, communities and the media to work together to reduce the growing risks facing Nigerians. The appeal was made during a media roundtable themed “Climate Change, Health, and the Nigerian Reality,” held recently at the Academy’s secretariat in Lagos. The event brought together scientists and journalists to examine the relationship between climate change...