Time to 1.5 E7: Makoko and Eko

Season 4 | Episode 7

Makoko and Eko

One of the most challenging aspects of the climate crisis is that we have to do everything at once—transition the entire global economy away from fossil fuels AND deal with the warming that’s already happening. In climate-speak, these two things are called mitigation and adaptation, and one of the places where you can see this playing out is Lagos, the largest city in Nigeria and one of the most important ports in Africa. It’s a city that’s flourishing and also one that is facing a huge problem as the world warms and the ocean encroaches.

This is Threshold Season 4: “Time to 1.5.” In this episode, we pay a visit to two communities in Lagos, just a few miles apart, responding to climate change in very different ways.

Original illustration by Sally Deng © 2021.

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Kunlé Adeyemi

Kunlé Adeyemi is an architect, designer and development researcher whose works are internationally recognized for originality and innovation. He is the founder and principal of NLÉ, an architecture, design and urbanism practice focused on innovating cities and communities.

David Adeleke

David Adeleke is a writer, media analyst, and communications strategist. Adeleke currently leads the Communications team at Nestcoin and manages its media property, Breach.

Previously, Adeleke was Head of Communications at Eko Atlantic City. He is a Media and Journalism Fellow at the Charles Koch Institute.

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Climate Makers and Takers

Podcast episode with Reveal. Our segment on Makoko and Eko starts at the beginning of the episode; our segment on COP27 starts at 36:52

Time to 1.5

Makoko and Eko is episode seven in Threshold Season 4, Time to 1.5

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Credits

This episode of Threshold was produced and reported by Shola Lawal with help from Amy Martin and managing editor Erika Janik. Fact checking by Sara Sneath and Nick Mott. Original music by Todd Sickafoose. Episode art by Sally Deng. Cover art by Maggy Contreras at Bahía Design.The rest of the Threshold team is Eva Kalea, Caysi Simpson, Emery Veilleux, Sam Moore, and Deneen Wiske. Special thanks to Dennis Hounkani, George Denkey, Kidan Araya, and Hassan Yahya.