Implementation of the international legal framework regarding climate change in developing countries;A review of Nigeria,Kenya,and Botswana’s environmental provisions governing climate change

Abstract

This article examines climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts of three developing countries in different parts of Africa who face a broad range of issues stemming from climate change Nigeria, Kenya, and Botswana. While much attention has been focused on the responsibilities and concerns of developed countries as well as the advanced developing countries such as India and China, not so much is known about the rest of the world. All nations are suffering from the effects of climate change; do these African countries also feel the urgency? If they do, what mitigation and adaptation laws have they incorporated in their legal regimes? The article concludes that while these African countries recognise the damaging effects of climate change, which is evident by their ratification of the international treaties regarding the issue, their priorities are focused elsewhere. It is therefore submitted that these countries, regardless of their economic status, must be seen to be actively involved in the mitigation and adaptation of climate change by contributing something commensurate with their development through their domestic legislation.