Insights from Niger Delta Coastal Communities on Decolonial Climate Adaptation

Across countries with high vulnerability, decoloniality matters in tackling the global climate crisis and development. Using the experiences of six communities in three Niger Delta states, the chapter explores the role of decolonisation in climate adaptation. The study analysed qualitative data from observation, focus group discussions, and interviews with coastal communities. There was a reinforcement of positions in a segment of literature on climate adaptations. Communities are adopting legitimate adaptive measures such as migration, alternative sources of livelihood, shoreline embankment, skill development, vocations, and infrastructure development. Maladaptive measures such as piracy, kidnapping, illegal oil refining, and gangsterism are commonplace at the same time. These antisocial behaviours complicate climate change.