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The hazards associated with Nigeria's fragility have been made worse by the effects of climate change on its socioeconomic and environmental systems. The problems that local people are facing are made worse by extreme weather patterns, which include shorter, more intense rainy seasons and hotter, longer dry seasons. Large tracts of land in northern Nigeria are now unusable due to a combination of excessive grazing and extensive farming.  Higher-intensity, unpredictable rainfall in southern Nigeria is displacing communities and causing crop loss. Given the nation's rapidly expanding population, the country's depleting environmental resources present a significant threat to food security. So, resource conflicts throughout Nigeria are being driven by a growing desperation over the availability of food.  Overall, over the last ten years, there has been an increase in farmer/herder violence that has affected business operations nationwide. To stop more serious crises, immediate action is required to increase food and economic resilience. 

source: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/managing-existential-risk-and-climate-resilience-the-case-of-nigeria/#:~:text=The%20impact%20of%20climate%20change,exacerbating%20challenges%20confronting%20local%20communities.