<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black;"&gt; Nigeria has some of the highest levels of unhealthy air across the African continent – a leading cause of inflammatory illness and premature death. Could its huge and growing cohort of young people have the solution?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black;"&gt; Tori &amp; Khalil head to the "Giant of Africa" to find out how one of the world's fastest growing nations – by economy and population – is dealing with rapidly accelerating energy demand and what might happen next.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black;"&gt; Join us and find out&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black;"&gt;What's the cause of Nigeria's dangerous air pollution – and what can be done about it?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black;"&gt; How can African countries avoid some of the environmental mis-steps made by more industrialised nations? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: black;"&gt;What can Lagos teach us about building greener, more liveable megacities of the future?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Contributors&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; 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mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"&gt;Joshua Gabriel Oluwaseyi, environmental activist and founder of LearnBlue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"&gt;Dr Mofoluso Fagbeja, air quality specialist and co-author of the World Bank-funded report &lt;em&gt;Development of an Air Quality Management Plan for Lagos&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"&gt;Desmond Appiah, country lead for The Clean Air Fund in Ghana&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; 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Our Broken Planet

The Natural History Museum, London

Something in the air: Can Nigeria stop its silent killer?

AUG 8, 202336 MIN
Our Broken Planet

Something in the air: Can Nigeria stop its silent killer?

AUG 8, 202336 MIN

Description

Nigeria has some of the highest levels of unhealthy air across the African continent – a leading cause of inflammatory illness and premature death. Could its huge and growing cohort of young people have the solution? Tori & Khalil head to the "Giant of Africa" to find out how one of the world's fastest growing nations – by economy and population – is dealing with rapidly accelerating energy demand and what might happen next. Join us and find out What's the cause of Nigeria's dangerous air pollution – and what can be done about it? How can African countries avoid some of the environmental mis-steps made by more industrialised nations? What can Lagos teach us about building greener, more liveable megacities of the future? Contributors Dr Rose Alani, head of the Air Quality Monitoring Research Group at the University of Lagos Oludayo Yusuf, Consulting Embryologist at Origene Health Services in Lagos Joshua Gabriel Oluwaseyi, environmental activist and founder of LearnBlue Dr Mofoluso Fagbeja, air quality specialist and co-author of the World Bank-funded report Development of an Air Quality Management Plan for Lagos Desmond Appiah, country lead for The Clean Air Fund in Ghana Have your say: Join the conversation on social media using #OurBrokenPlanet and tag us: Instagram: @natural_history_museum Twitter: @NHM_London TikTok: @its_NHM Learn more about how you can take action for nature and find additional resources at www.nhm.ac.uk/podcast