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Ijeoma Anozie
Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Abuja, Nigeria.
Email: ijeomanozie@yahoo.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4618-6194
Izuoma Egeruoh-Adindu*
Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Abuja, Nigeria.
Email: izuegeruoh@ymail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6958-5009
Fatima Bello
Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Nigeria.
Email: fatimabello599@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-003-0451-161X
*Corresponding author
(2025) 05 (01) Journal of Environmental Law and Policy 201-228 https://doi.org/10.33002/jelp050108
Received: 27 January 2025
Accepted: 29 March 2025
Reviewed: 26 March 2025
Published: 17 April 2025
Revised: 27 March 2025
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Internal displacement due to environmental disasters has become a major humanitarian challenge in Africa, disproportionately affecting vulnerable groups such as women, children, and the elderly. Despite efforts like the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and adherence to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the continent continues to face rising environmental challenges, raising questions about whether these displacements result from a failure to heed environmental warnings and whether development should be approached from a home-grown perspective. African Agenda 2063 and the SDGs now include forced displacement as key targets and indicators, emphasizing a comprehensive approach that extends beyond humanitarian aid to focus on development. This paper explores whether an intentional Afrocentric development plan, alongside the operationalization of the SDGs and Agenda 2063, can effectively mitigate environmentally induced internal displacement in Africa.
Keywords: Internal displacements; Sustainable Development Goals; African Agenda 2063; Environmentally displaced persons
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