Lagos
NigeriaCity
Environmental overview
Africa's largest urban agglomeration by many estimates, built around a lagoon system on a low coastline exposed to flooding, erosion and waste pressure.
- Issues
- 2
- Categories
- 2
- Sources
- 4
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Major issues
What is changing in Lagos.
WaterWaste
Severity is descriptive editorial metadata summarising documented effects. It is not a measured index or a score.
- 01WaterSeverity: HighFlooding and coastal erosion in LagosA low-lying lagoon city faces recurrent rainfall flooding, coastal erosion and rising seas.4 causes · 3 impacts · 3 solutions · 3 sources
- 02WasteSeverity: HighSolid waste in LagosWaste volumes in one of Africa's largest cities strain collection systems and dumpsites.3 causes · 3 impacts · 3 solutions · 2 sources