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Something in the air: Can Nigeria stop its silent killer?
Manage episode 373565561 series 2939704
Nigeria has some of the highest levels of unhealthy air across the African continent – a leading cause of inflammatory illness and premature death. Could its huge and growing cohort of young people have the solution?
Tori & Khalil head to the “Giant of Africa” to find out how one of the world’s fastest growing nations – by economy and population – is dealing with rapidly accelerating energy demand and what might happen next.
Join us and find out
- What’s the cause of Nigeria’s dangerous air pollution – and what can be done about it?
- How can African countries avoid some of the environmental mis-steps made by more industrialised nations?
- What can Lagos teach us about building greener, more liveable megacities of the future?
Contributors
- Dr Rose Alani, head of the Air Quality Monitoring Research Group at the University of Lagos
- Oludayo Yusuf, Consulting Embryologist at Origene Health Services in Lagos
- Joshua Gabriel Oluwaseyi, environmental activist and founder of LearnBlue
- Dr Mofoluso Fagbeja, air quality specialist and co-author of the World Bank-funded report Development of an Air Quality Management Plan for Lagos
- Desmond Appiah, country lead for The Clean Air Fund in Ghana
Have your say:
Join the conversation on social media using #OurBrokenPlanet and tag us:
Instagram: @natural_history_museum
Twitter: @NHM_London
TikTok: @its_NHM
Learn more about how you can take action for nature and find additional resources at www.nhm.ac.uk/podcast
22 episodes
Manage episode 373565561 series 2939704
Nigeria has some of the highest levels of unhealthy air across the African continent – a leading cause of inflammatory illness and premature death. Could its huge and growing cohort of young people have the solution?
Tori & Khalil head to the “Giant of Africa” to find out how one of the world’s fastest growing nations – by economy and population – is dealing with rapidly accelerating energy demand and what might happen next.
Join us and find out
- What’s the cause of Nigeria’s dangerous air pollution – and what can be done about it?
- How can African countries avoid some of the environmental mis-steps made by more industrialised nations?
- What can Lagos teach us about building greener, more liveable megacities of the future?
Contributors
- Dr Rose Alani, head of the Air Quality Monitoring Research Group at the University of Lagos
- Oludayo Yusuf, Consulting Embryologist at Origene Health Services in Lagos
- Joshua Gabriel Oluwaseyi, environmental activist and founder of LearnBlue
- Dr Mofoluso Fagbeja, air quality specialist and co-author of the World Bank-funded report Development of an Air Quality Management Plan for Lagos
- Desmond Appiah, country lead for The Clean Air Fund in Ghana
Have your say:
Join the conversation on social media using #OurBrokenPlanet and tag us:
Instagram: @natural_history_museum
Twitter: @NHM_London
TikTok: @its_NHM
Learn more about how you can take action for nature and find additional resources at www.nhm.ac.uk/podcast
22 episodes
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