THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY G. Do you think that the lifestyle of the inhabitants of your town or city reflects behavior that is in line with the concept of sustainable development? In your opinion, what should be improved?
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THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
G. Do you think that the lifestyle of the inhabitants of your town or city reflects behavior that is in line with the concept of sustainable development? In your opinion, what should be improved?
POPULARLY KNOWN AS THE “CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE”, LAGOS IS THE SMALLEST CITY IN AFRICA’S LARGEST ECONOMY, NIGERIA.
LANDSCAPE ATTRACTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
ENCOURAGES TECHNOLOGICAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, CENTRE OF BUSINESS
RICH CULTURE, FRIENDLY PROPLE
LAGOS STATE WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY(LAWMA) EMPLOYS 17,000 PEOPLE CLEANING10,000 TONNES OF WASTE DAILY
GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
But like many other mega-cities across continents, we have serious problems…
OVERPOPULATION - 21 MILLION PEOPLE
INADEQUATE FUNDING + CORRUPTION = POOR INFRASTRUCTURE
OVERPOPULATION + POOR INFRASTRUCTURE = CONSTANT TRAFFIC CONGESTION
WATER POLLUTION = HEALTH CHALLENGES
POOR ATTITUDE TO THE ENVIRONMENT
AIR POLLUTION…POPULAR SIGHTS IN LAGOS
GLOBAL WARMING + BLOCKED DRAINAGES = FLOODING
CORRUPTION + POVERTY = OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN
WEAK LAW ENFORCEMENT
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BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION
EFFORTS ARE SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH
What should be improved?
EDUCATION
LAW ENFORCEMENT & GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION
ENTREPRENEUAL PARTICIPATION
VOTE WISELY
CHANGE NOTHING, NOTHING CHANGES
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