ABSTRACT

Nigeria has Africa’s biggest economy and a population of over 200 million people. Nigeria faces numerous challenges as it struggles to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with flooding being the most serious with wide-reaching impacts. This paper highlights the impact flooding has on Nigeria reaching SDGs and enumerates the specific SDGs most directly impacted. A systematic literature review provides an overview of the relationship between flooding in Nigeria and the SDGs. It highlights the main causes of Nigeria’s flooding problem are man-made and advocates spatial planning as a suitable Flood Risk Management (FRM) strategy for the Nigerian environment. The paper calls for collaborative action by all concerned stakeholders to address the flooding problem and to help move Nigeria closer to meeting the United Nations (UN) 2030 SDGs. Most importantly, the evidence presented in this paper seeks to promote action on a national scale to combat the flooding in Nigeria and help the nation work more effectively toward achieving the SDGs.

摘要

尼日利亚拥有非洲最大的经济体，人口超过2亿。尼日利亚在努力实现可持续发展目标（SDG）方面面临着众多挑战，其中洪灾最为严重，影响深远。本文重点介绍了洪水对尼日利亚实现可持续发展目标的影响，并列举了受到最直接影响的具体可持续发展目标。系统的文献综述概述了尼日利亚的洪灾与可持续发展目标之间的关系。它强调了尼日利亚洪水问题的主要原因是人为造成的，并主张将空间规划作为适合尼日利亚环境的适当洪水风险管理（FRM）策略。该文件呼吁所有有关利益攸关方采取合作行动，以解决洪灾问题，并帮助尼日利亚更加接近实现联合国2030年可持续发展目标。