Impacts of Flooding on Nigeria's Educational Sector

Anabaraonye, Benjamin; Otti, V I; Anukwonke, Charles C.; Ewa, Beatrice O; Eslamian, Saeid

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“…The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency in Ogege et al (2016), defines the major causes of flooding in Nigeria as soil moisture, extreme weather conditions owing to climate change, how dams are functioning, especially those close to the country's borders, and topography. Other causes identified by Nigeria researchers include changes in land use, such as urbanisation, as a trigger to urban flooding, extreme precipitation, inadequate drainage, dumping of refuse on waterways, building on waterways, and river/dam overflow (Umar & Gray, 2022), encroachment, climate change and anthropogenic activities (Ebele & Emodi, 2016) such as broken water pipes and dam overflow (Anabaraonye et al, 2022).…”

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Social Amplification and Attenuation of Flood Risk Perception by Broadcast Media Risk Messages During the 2022 Floods in Selected Southern States in Nigeria

Ejem,

Ben-Enukora,

Okeke

et al. 2023

IDRiM Journal

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The study examined if the flood risk messages in broadcast media in select states in Southeast and South-south Nigeria effectively amplified risk perception that influenced community response during the 2022 flood in Southern Nigeria. Consistent with the assumptions of the social amplification and attenuation of risk framework, this study looked at the frequency of the flood risk communications, gauged whether the flood risk messages were considered credible and trusted by the communities, and ascertained the extent to which the messages increased public worries and provoked a sense of threat and response to the flood hazards. The data were gathered from 380 flood victims in 4 communities in Anambra (Southeast) and Delta (South-south) States using a descriptive survey method. The study found that the broadcast media information and warnings were credible and increased public concerns but the amplification of flood risk perception in the broadcast media were not effectual as the risk communication did not start in time and the impact of the messages was moderated by institutional, social, economic and psychological variables that affected how the communities perceived, managed and responded to the flood risk messages. The study recommended that the flood risk messages should be timely, emphasise the severity of the threat of an impending flood, and sufficiently dramatize the message and the threat..

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Social Amplification and Attenuation of Flood Risk Perception by Broadcast Media Risk Messages During the 2022 Floods in Selected Southern States in Nigeria

Ejem,

Ben-Enukora,

Okeke

et al. 2023

IDRiM Journal

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“…The prevalence was attributed to various factors such as poor urban planning, indiscriminate dump of refuse, river and stream siltation, human uncontrolled tampering with the channel of surface flows, dam spills and lately the influence of climate change which has resulted in extremes of climatic events (Olawuni et al, 2015;Adaku, 2020;Anabaraonye, 2021;. Also, the incidence of flooding around the globe are aftermaths of actions geared towards development like deforestation, agriculture, engineering works that involved land clearing, among others.…”

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Towards a Sustainable City Environment: Resolving the Challenge of Flooding in a Growing Tropical City in Osun State, Nigeria- A Review

Ogunbode

Oyebamiji²

2022

Aswan University Journal of Environmental Studies

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A major sustainable development goal (SDG) is the attainment of desirable living in cities. However, one serious environmental problem confronting Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria is flooding. Consequently, a critical review of literature was done to ascertain causes and establish remediation strategies for achieving a virile and sustainable city now and in no distant future. Causes of flood disaster include heavy rainfall, poor urban planning, indiscriminate refuse dumps, sedimentation of stream and reservoir beds, lackadaisical attitude towards expert warnings and forecasts among others. The effects range from farmland destructions, community displacement, destruction of public utilities and loss of lives. The accompanying disaster often led to unplanned and unprecedented expenditure by governments at different levels in an effort to alleviate negative impacts on those affected; repair and rebuilding of damaged infrastructures etc. Current growth and anticipated development of Iwo township demand efforts of all stakeholders to put in place reliable policies, projects and programmes that will lessen flood disaster for sustainability. It is expected that all stakeholders would work towards mitigating the occurrence of the flood disaster by enacting relevant legislation; proactive and mitigating measures to prevent the disaster; timely provision of adequate and relevant data/information; adherence to modern town planning rules and expert warnings in order to achieve sustainable living in cities.

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Impacts of Flooding on Nigeria's Educational Sector

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Social Amplification and Attenuation of Flood Risk Perception by Broadcast Media Risk Messages During the 2022 Floods in Selected Southern States in Nigeria

Social Amplification and Attenuation of Flood Risk Perception by Broadcast Media Risk Messages During the 2022 Floods in Selected Southern States in Nigeria

Towards a Sustainable City Environment: Resolving the Challenge of Flooding in a Growing Tropical City in Osun State, Nigeria- A Review

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