Title: Climate Change and Community Resilience: The Frontier Options for Man
Authors: Tambe, E.B.; Mbuka-Nwosu, I.E.; Agbe, E.; Evuen, U.F.; Etaware, P.M.; Okpoghono, J.; Oriomah, C.; Essaghah, A.E.A; Adinkwu, O.M; Enow, T.H; Okafor, N.M.; Asano; N.O.; Nwakaji, K.N.; Jaff, V.S.
Volume: 9
Issue: 11
Pages: 72-84
Publication Date: 2025/11/28
Abstract:
Charting pathways of improving human wellbeing is mainly contributing to enhanced greenhouse gas emissions. The review summarised the increasing emissions, challenging status of climate change and human wellbeing, and design a pathway for sustainability. Emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide are altering long term patterns in precipitation, temperature and humidity of the earth - conditions jointly referred to as climate change. The interconnectedness of these alterations with human sustenance networks are causing inequality, poverty, water scarcity, food insecurity, ecosystem degradation and general human suffering. These outcomes are challenging the prospect of realising human goals and aspirations. However, the impacts of climate change are unevenly distributed; developing and poor countries are worst hit following their huge reliance on climate-sensitive livelihoods. This is worsening the existing challenge of these people to achieving sustainable development. Despite global effort to curb climate change, the average global temperature remains highest in the last decades, and its interconnected risks to communities are worrisome. Consequently, living with climate change remains the last frontier for man in his pursuit to continue living on the planet. This has necessitated 'living-with-climate' strategies that capture the networks sustaining man such as climate-resilient agricultural systems, building human financial capacities to accommodate climate shocks as well as integration of biomimetic designs in infrastructural developments. While technology and funds are needed to sustain these adaptation measures, challenging global peace, poor governance and cooperation is limiting those in need of these resources to access them. Consequently, bringing the global community to a platform of cooperation and peace will require designs that integrate a sense of interdependence in human existence and the need for humility in the human person. These pathways for achieving workable adaptation strategies have been addressed and are necessary if society seeks a just, prosperous and a more secured global future.