Educating Farmers in Rural Areas on Climate Change Adaptation for Sustainability in Nigeria 133 Benjamin Anabaraonye, Joachim Chukwuma Okafor, and James Hope Contents Introduction ..................................................................................... 2772 Definition of Terms ............................................................................. 2774 Adaptation ................................................................................... 2774 Climate Change ............................................................................. 2775 Climate Finance ............................................................................. 2775 Climate Resilience .......................................................................... 2775 Education .................................................................................... 2775 Farmers ...................................................................................... 2775 Vulnerability ................................................................................. 2776 Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development ..................................... 2776 Understanding Climate Change ............................................................. 2776 The Impacts of Climate Change in Nigeria .................................................... 2777 The Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in Nigeria: A Glance at Literature ...... 2778 Challenges Facing Farmers in Rural Areas Toward Climate Change Adaptation in Nigeria ....................................................................... 2779 The Necessity of Educating Farmers Toward Tackling Climate Change in Nigeria .................................................................................... 2779 Climate Change Education (CCE) in the Overall Context of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) ......................................................................... 2780 The Need for Educational Personnel to Educate Farmers in Rural Areas on Climate Change Adaptation in Nigeria .................................................................. 2781 Practical Tools for Educating Farmers Toward Climate Change Adaptation ............. 2783 B. Anabaraonye (*) Benjy Poetry and Music Global Concepts, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria e-mail: benjaminshines@gmail.com J. C. Okafor Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria e-mail: Chukwuma.okafor@unn.edu.ng J. Hope Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria e-mail: jamhope@gmail.com © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 W. Leal Filho (ed.), Handbook of Climate Change Resilience, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93336-8_184 2771