Nigeria faces a looming climate and environmental crisis that it can no longer afford to ignore. Nowhere to Run explores the creeping effects of climate change and unchecked environmental degradation that pose major socio-economic, political, and sustainable development challenges to communities across Nigeria, whose population is projected to reach 450 million by 2050, making it the third largest after India and China.

Special guests Sola Olopade and Amir Jina will provide context and present on related research ahead of the filming.

Cost: Free

Contacts
Bethel Haile: bhaile@uchicago.edu

Participants

Amir Jina

Assistant Professor, Harris School of Public Policy

Sola Olopade

Professor of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Senior Faculty Scholar, Buckbaum Institute Clinical Director, Center for Global Health; Director, International Programs Pritzker School of Medicine University of Chicago
Areas of Focus: Climate Change
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Climate Change
Climate change is an urgent global challenge. EPIC research is helping to assess its impacts, quantify its costs, and identify an efficient set of policies to reduce emissions and adapt...
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, Environment
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Environment
Producing and using energy damages people’s health and the environment. EPIC research is quantifying the social costs of energy choices and uncovering policies that help protect health while facilitating growth.
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