2021
DOI: 10.33003/fjs-2021-0502-616
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Achieving Un-SDG 13 in Nigeria: Roles of Religious Leaders in Addressing Climate Change Challenges

Abstract: Religious leaders have major roles to play in enabling the world's societies to take necessary actions to address climate change causes, impacts, and related issues effectively and ethically. This study investigates the roles they can play in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 13 (Climate Action) in Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design, it involved 300 participants; 150 religious leaders each from the Muslim and Christian communities in the three geopolitical z… Show more

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“…These roles include climate change awareness creation, charity for disaster victims, and prayer. A similar finding was also made among Muslim and Christian leaders in the northern Nigeria (Abdussalam & Abukur, 2021;Mustapha et al, 2020). Nevertheless, this finding suggests that some religious people are willing to take actions on climate change in Nigeria.…”
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confidence: 71%
“…These roles include climate change awareness creation, charity for disaster victims, and prayer. A similar finding was also made among Muslim and Christian leaders in the northern Nigeria (Abdussalam & Abukur, 2021;Mustapha et al, 2020). Nevertheless, this finding suggests that some religious people are willing to take actions on climate change in Nigeria.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 71%