Human - Lagos

Question 1

What is EkoAtlantic?

Answer 1

A new city being supposedly for the urban poor

Question 2

Costs and Benefits of EkoAtlantic

Answer 2

Benefits
- Clean water
- Electricity
Costs
- Unaffordable for the urban poor
- £630,000 average

Question 3

What is the Waterfront Regeneration Plan?

Answer 3

A plan to make a neighbourhood

Question 4

Costs and Benefits of the Waterfront Regeneration Plan

Answer 4

Benefits
- Built sustainable
- encourages economic development
- making neighbourhood hot spots
- preserve fishing culture
Costs
- Government have not accepted yet

Question 5

What is TempoHousing?

Answer 5

Homes built from shipping containers

Question 6

Costs and Benefits of TempoHousing

Answer 6

Benefits
- Sustainable
- Clean water
- Electricity
- 25% cheaper than normal housing
Costs
- Still relatively expensive for the urban poor

Question 7

Makoko Floating School?

Answer 7

A floating school

Question 8

Costs and Benefits of Makoko Floating school

Answer 8

Benefits
- Can hold 60 children at a time
- Accessible
- Might me need because of climate change
Costs
- Collapsed in 2017

Question 9

Population Growth per year

Answer 9

600,000 people

Question 10

What % of people in Lagos are urban poor and live in slums?

Answer 10

65%

Question 11

What has the government done to manage urban growth, slums and squatter settlements

Answer 11

In 2020 the Lagos state housing Corporation launched a scheme
- To provide affordable housing to low income family
- They aimed to provide 1,000 units of housing
- And the rehabilitation of existing housing

Question 12

Why is the urban growth crisis hard to manage?

Answer 12

• People are undocumented so we don’t know the full extent
• People work in informal jobs meaning low wadges and so they can’t afford housing even if it is built

Question 13

Why is providing clean water, sanitation systems and energy?

Answer 13

• The city’s infrastructure has been unable to keep up with the growing population meaning lack of services and overcrowding
• The sanitary systems are also not good leading to widespread environmental pollution and higher risk or disease
• The energy sector also faces challenges like frequent power outages, over reliance on diesel powered generators which lead to an increase of air pollution

Question 14

How is providing clean water, sanitation systems and energy being managed?

Answer 14

• The government has launched initiatives to improve the city’s water treatment and upgrade pipe lines
• Private organisations like EkoAtlantic are creating new urban developments with modern infrastructure
• However it is counter intuitive because most can’t afford these housing

Question 15

Why is managing clean water, sanitation systems and energy a challenge?

Answer 15

• There is limited capacity of the cities water treatment plants
• The cities pipe lines are old and prone to leaks and complications

Question 16

Why is providing access to healthcare a challenge?

Answer 16

• Rapid pop growth puts strain on the system, shortage of healthcare facilities and lack of qualified personnel
• 30% of the cities residents have access to adequate healthcare

Question 17

How is the healthcare being managed?

Answer 17

The government has launched several initiatives to improve the quality of healthcare including:
- constructing new hospitals
- hiring additional personnel
The United Health Group are providing health services and resources to undeserved communities

Question 18

Why is managing healthcare a challenge?

Answer 18

• There is a lack of qualified personnel
• There has been a spread of diseases and a limited amount of essential medical procedures

Question 19

How is providing access to education a challenge?

Answer 19

• Shortage of schools
• Many children do not go to school, and for some it is too far away
• Many schools do not have textbooks nor sufficiently qualified teachers

Question 20

How is the education being managed?

Answer 20

Education sector-reform Agenda
- free textbooks
- teacher training
- public - private partnership to build more schools

Question 21

Why is managing education a challenge?

Answer 21

Corruption and mismanagement in the education system

Question 22

Why is reducing unemployment a challenge?

Answer 22

• Urban growth in Lagos has led to unemployment due to mismatch between the skills and education of workers and demands of labour markets
• There is also a limited number of jobs in the formal sector
• The unemployment rate is over 17%

Question 23

How is unemployment being managed?

Answer 23

• The government has implemented programs to improve skill development and job creation
• Like Lagos Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Program
• There is a trust fund for financial support for small business and entrepreneurs (2016)

Question 24

Why is managing unemployment a challenge?

Answer 24

• More people are getting in-formal jobs which have low wages and inadequate working conditions
• The government has limited resources and lacks the political will to address the issue

Question 25

Why is crime a challenge?

Answer 25

• There was an increase in crime cases in the city in 2021

Question 26

How is crime being managed?

Answer 26

In 2020 the government launched the Community Policing Scheme, which aims to involve communities in the fight against crime

Question 27

Why is managing crime a challenge?

Answer 27

• The police force is under- resourced and lacks the capacity to effectively combat crime
• Crime is often a low priority for the government
• Lack of cooperation between the police and the community