The rains are here! Change your attitude towards the environment.

The rains are here again, we have to start thinking about flood particularly those living in coastal cities. Flooding is a major problem in a city like Lagos surrounded by various water bodies including the Lagos lagoon. However, in as much as flooding is a natural phenomenon, some human activities aggravate it. It is common sight to see wastes disposed or kept by the roadside and when rain falls, it flushes part of the rubbish into the drainage. There is a nonchalant attitude towards issues of the environment, people dispose indiscriminately waste nylons, pure water sachets, rubbish etc on the floor. This we do, (am using the word ‘we’ because everyone is guilty) without considering the future consequences of that singular action. Everyone believes their actions does not count and will have no effect on the environment, but it does.  We get back what we put into the environment. In a study by Aderogba in 2012, he observed that blockage of drainage channels contribute about 97.55% of the major causes of floods in Nigerian cities. As we prepare for the rainy season, all hands must be on deck to ensure that all human induced actions that promote flooding are discontinued. Consequently, we must all endorse attitudinal change towards the environment. Do not dispose waste indiscriminately on the floor, have the mindset that protecting the environment is your business, teach your kids to have respect for the environment we live in, keep the environment and love the environment!