CLIMATE CHANGE AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (A CASE STUDY IF NIGERIA BETWEEN 20219-2023)

OGOH, CHIAMAKA SAMUEL (2026) CLIMATE CHANGE AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (A CASE STUDY IF NIGERIA BETWEEN 20219-2023). Other thesis, Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu.

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Abstract

Climate change has become one of the most important challenges shaping the international politics of developing countries. This study examined climate change and the international politics of developing countries using Nigeria as a case study from 2019 to 2023. In specific terms, the study reviewed how climate change influenced the international political engagements of Nigeria, studied the impact of climate-induced displacement on the participation of Nigeria in regional and international climate governance, as well as evaluated the response of Nigeria to inequalities within the global climate governance system. The study used an ex post facto and documentary research design using existing data drawn from the Nationally Determined Contribution of Nigeria (2021), the Climate Change Act (2021), official statements at COP26 as well as COP27, alongside reports from the IDMC, IOM, UNHCR together with ECOWAS Commission. Qualitative content analysis was used, while the study was based on Liberal Institutionalism Theory, supported by Dependency Theory and Constructivism. Liberal Institutionalism explains the reliance of Nigeria, Dependency Theory explains structural inequalities in global climate governance, and Constructivism explains the influence of international norms on the climate diplomacy of Nigeria. The findings showed that climate change in a significant way influenced the international political engagements of Nigeria through the implementation of the 2021 Nationally Determined Contribution, the Climate Change Act, and continued advocacy for climate finance as well as the Loss and Damage mechanism at COP26 alongside COP27. The study found in addition that climate induced displacement strengthened the participation of Nigeria in regional and multilateral climate negotiations. It stated that the climate diplomacy of Nigeria was shaped by institutional cooperation, structural inequalities, and international norms. The study advised that Nigeria should improve its climate diplomacy, establish a national climate negotiation structure, and increase advocacy for equitable climate finance as well as effective global climate governance

Item Type: Thesis (Other)
Subjects: J Political Science > JZ International relations
Divisions: Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User: Uchenna Eneogwe
Date Deposited: 03 Aug 2026 11:52
Last Modified: 03 Aug 2026 11:52
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/6146

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