From rising floods in Nigeria’s riverine communities to prolonged droughts affecting farming across the Sahel, climate change is no longer a distant environmental concern, it is a lived reality shaping food security, displacement and livelihoods across West Africa. In Nigeria, stakeholders are now pushing for stronger public accountability, transparent climate financing and more inclusive reporting that connects policy decisions in Abuja to everyday survival in communities from the Niger Delta to the North-East. Correspondent, Yecenu Sasetu reports.