Institutional Capacity Building for Climate Change and Sustainability in Nigeria: Reflections on the Responses Of Built Environment Professionals

Abstract

Although professionals in the building trade are largely aware of the challenges of climate change and that buildings are mostly affected by the impact of climate change, they are however, not fully aware of the relationship between buildings and climate change. As a result, some of their sustainability practices are questionable. The study identifies professional collaboration as a key factor for promoting institutionalised capacity building for sustainability within the built environment, between the professions and at the different levels of governance to ensure policy implementation of sustainable practices in Nigeria.