Nigeria
Status under International Climate Change Law
- UNFCCC: signature (13 June 1992) and ratification (29 Aug 1994)
- KP: ratification (10 Dec 2004)
Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment: NA - Vienna Convention: accession (31 Oct 1988)
- Montreal Protocol: accession (31 Oct 1988)
- LRTAP: NA
- Energy Charter: observer (26 June 2003)
- Energy Efficiency Protocol: observer
- Espoo Convention: NA
Federal Laws on Climate Change
Energy
- Energy Commission Act (1979) [English]
Forests and Land Use
- Forest Law (1956) [English]
- Forest Regulations (1956) [English]
Environmental Impact Assessment
- Environmental Impact Assessment Act (1992) [English]
Others
- National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (Establishment) Act (2007) [English]
Government Documents
- First National Communication to the UNFCCC (2003) [English]
- Nigerian Biofuel Policy and Incentives (2007) [English]
- Nigeria Vision 2020 (2009) [English]
- National Adaptation Strategy and Plan of Action on Climate Change (2011) [English]
- Second National Communication to the UNFCCC (2014) [English]
Factual Matters
- United Nations Statistics Division, Environmental Statistics Snapshot (2013)
Key Litigation
- Gbemre v. Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd et al. (Federal Court of Nigeria, 2005). A Nigerian federal court ruled that oil companies must stop flaring gas in the Niger Delta.
Summaries of legislation compiled from Nachmany, M., et al. 2014. “The GLOBE Climate Legislation Study: A Review of Climate Change Legislation in 66 Countries. Fourth Edition.” London: GLOBE International and the Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics.
Updated as of: January 7, 2015