PresidentMuhammadu Buhari has given some perceptions into the severe climate challengesconfronting the country, saying Nigeria is a neighbour to the Sahara-Desert,Lake-Chad is shrinking while population is exploding. ThePresident stated this at a meeting with the Nigerian Youths Climate Groupshortly before his departure for Abuja at the conclusion of his engagementsduring the 74Session of the United Nations General Assembly,UNGA74 in New York. Buharihowever, lauded the youth for representing Nigeria at UNGA as Climate ChangeChampions, adding, it is good that they are participating so that they canappreciate the problems older people are having. Accordingto Esther Agbarakwe, one of the leaders of the youth group, this is the firsttime they are seeing a President sit with them. She also commended the UNDeputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, and the Ministry of Environment fortheir support to the group.