YOUTH MIGRATION TO EUROPE RESULTING FROM THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FOOD SECURITY: CASES FROM GHANA AND NIGERIA.

Climate Change, Political Science,

In recent times, the issue of climate change has gained global attention as a result of the overwhelming impacts it exert on human activities The Tropical Regions of Africa of which Ghana and Nigeria are no exception have been identified as the most vulnerable to the impact of climate change due to their over dependence on the environment for their livelihood. The accelerating pace of climate change resulting from the unimpeded growth of greenhouse gas emissions; combined with global population and income growth threatens food security everywhere and as a result leads to the migration of the able youth in search of greener pastures in advanced countries. It is upon this background that this study sought to investigate the impacts of climate change on food security as well as to ascertain the reasons behind youth migration in Ghana and Nigeria to Europe through the use of desktop analysis of literature. The study revealed that the major reason for youth migration is the search for greener pastures and to that recommend that government intervention be employed to address the issues of climate change which is the major cause of food insecurity in Ghana and Nigeria.

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