Nigeria-South Africa Relations in the Context of Climate Change: Prospects and Challenges

Oluwole Olutola ()
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Oluwole Olutola: University of Johannesburg

Chapter Chapter 4 in Nigeria-South Africa Relations and Regional Hegemonic Competence, 2019, pp 71-86 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter examines Nigeria-South Africa relations in the context of climate change. Nigeria and South Africa share a history of bilateral relations that cover a range of issues of common concern not only to the two leading African countries, but the continent as a whole. The relationship between the two has been marked by lows and highs, with bilateral trade activities increasingly emerging as a dominant aspect especially since the post-apartheid era. Also, both countries have at one point or the other formed unholy alliance in articulating and promoting regional agenda, even though, there were moments of disagreements and competition. One of such is seen in their roles within the framework of the African Group as the continent’s mouthpiece for the global climate change negotiations. Despite their active roles and rankings as two regional hegemons on the continent, the relationship between the two still lacks any fundamental ties regarding climate change. This paper contends that this bilateral deficit is not only a challenge for the two African giants in terms of mutual benefits, but also the continent as a whole, given its extreme vulnerability to the adverse impacts of climate change.

Keywords: Climate change; Bilateral relations; Regional agenda; African group; Nigeria; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-00081-3_4

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