{
  "id": 16764724,
  "title": "Rising Sea Levels Could Threaten Lagos by 2050, Majekodunmi Warns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/rising-sea-levels-could-threaten-lagos-by-2050-majekodunmi-warns",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-27T16:25:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/27/rising-sea-levels-could-threaten-lagos-by-2050-majekodunmi-warns/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dr. Desmond Majekodunmi, chairman of the Lekki State Urban Forest and Animal Shelter Initiative, has warned that rising sea levels and climate change could threaten parts of Lagos by 2050. He made this statement at the SETPOM conference at the University of Lagos, stressing the need for urgent collective action to protect the environment. Majekodunmi highlighted industrial activities, fossil fuel consumption, mining, deforestation, agricultural practices, waste disposal, and transportation as major contributors to environmental degradation and global warming. He called for greater public awareness and stronger commitment to sustainable development, suggesting that the climate crisis could be addressed through renewable energy, improved waste management, recycling, scientific research, technological innovation, and effective environmental regulation.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}