Land Use/Land Cover Change in Petroleum-Producing Regions of Nigeria

Matemilola, Saheed; Adedeji, Oludare H.; Enoguanbhor, Evidence Chinedu

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-809399-3.00017-3

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“…In addition to this, oil operation and activities attract more visitors seeking job opportunities and who end up creating new homes, and investing in agriculture to meet food needs, resulting in increasing of urbanized areas of 0.01% and an overall change rate of 188.990% in area of oil operation. This analysis is in line with the one observed in Port Harcourt where increase in urban space due to the economic pressure is also associated with oil activities impacting the use of residential land or urbanized area [20,26].…”

Section: Analysis Of Petroleum Activities Impact On Land In Oilsupporting

confidence: 89%

“…And in the area of oil operation, there is a very large overall rate of change of 578.11%, an average annual change rate 12.760% (Table 10) and a spatial mutation of 14.40% (Table 7). According to surveys and field observations, the growth in agricultural area may be associated with land use by oil companies with an increase of industrial zone of 4.49% of the total area under oil operation (Table 7) and the increasing demand for food which leads to an increase in agricultural production as well as an increase in agricultural land use [26].…”

Section: Analysis Of Petroleum Activities Impact On Land In Oilmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Application of Remote Sensing for Impacts Assessment of Petroleum Activities and Facilities in Bongor Basin, Chad Republic

Prosper¹,

Ngarbaroum²,

Guillaume³

et al. 2020

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The objective of this study is to compare various changes of ecological parameters within time period prior petroleum activities and after facilities establishment in Bongor basin. Analysis of landsat 7 images from March 24 to April 5, 2000 and that of landsat 8 from February 13, 2015, before and after oil operations respectively, made it possible to extract four biophysical indices, namely: brightness index of soil, moisture index, greenness index and vegetation index. Maps of land use, hydrology and pedology were established from the analysis of multispectral parameters variations. Significant variations between two study periods were then evaluated to be either increasing, declining or stable over the entire Bongor basin and in the areas of the basin under operations. It appears that, shrub savanna has declined by 15.75% over the entire Bongor basin and by 18.90% in the areas of oil operations in Bongor basin. Floodplain and the water body have also declined by 1.59% and 0.0007% respectively over the whole Bongor basin and loss of paddy field. Agricultural area has increased by 15.15% in Bongor basin and by 14.40% in the operations area of Bongor basin, with industrial area occupying 4.49% and the expansion of urbanized area of 0.01%. Silting up of flood zone over the entire Bongor basin has increased by 0.35%. Areas under oil operations, illustrate impacts of activities on soil, trees and groundwater.

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Section: Analysis Of Petroleum Activities Impact On Land In Oilsupporting

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Section: Analysis Of Petroleum Activities Impact On Land In Oilmentioning

confidence: 99%

Application of Remote Sensing for Impacts Assessment of Petroleum Activities and Facilities in Bongor Basin, Chad Republic

Prosper¹,

Ngarbaroum²,

Guillaume³

et al. 2020

AJEP

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“…The Niger Delta region of Nigeria has been primed as being highly vulnerable to the impact of climate variability due to its low adaptive capacity and the fragility of the ecosystem [22], and unfortunately extensive oil exploration activities in the region have tremendously affected the natural ecosystem of the once pristine and undisturbed ecosystem [23]. If properly implemented, EIA can be a veritable mechanism to mitigate likely future consequences of climate change impact [24] by potentially minimising GHG emission and fostering adaptive capacity [20].…”

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Mainstreaming Climate Change into the EIA Process in Nigeria: Perspectives from Projects in the Niger Delta Region

Matemilola

Adedeji

Elegbede

et al. 2019

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Climate change incorporation in environmental assessment is a growing research area, particularly following the Paris agreement. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is considered in many quarters to be an important tool in factoring climate-related components in the planning and design of a project. However, many recent researches have shown that EIA has, so far, struggled in the attempt to incorporate climate change into its procedures. This study is an attempt to evaluate the level of consideration of climate change in the EIA process in Nigeria, with particular focus on the Niger Delta region. The result of this quantitative research shows that there is a poor political will to address climate change, as reflected in the absence of climate change requirements in the EIA guidelines of Nigeria. Although, there is a growing trend in the pattern of consideration of climate change in the EIA procedures, the overall level of consideration is still a far cry from the requirements if EIA is to be considered to be an important tool in addressing challenges of climate change in Nigeria.

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“…More than 70% of Nigeria's forest land has been cut down due to settlements, increase in urbanization [ 94 ], construction of roads, use of biomass as a significant source of cooking fuel, and wood as raw material for different constructions and much industrial use [ 60 , 95 ]. All these results in deforestation, loss of wildlife, and change in the micro-climate.…”

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Environmental health situation in Nigeria: current status and future needs

Pona

Duan

Ayantobo

et al. 2021

Heliyon

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Environmental health-related risks are becoming a primary concern in Nigeria, with diverse environmental problems such as air pollution, water pollution, oil spillage, deforestation, desertification, erosion, and flooding (due to inadequate drainage systems) caused mostly by anthropogenic activities. This paper reviews the pre-existing and current environmental health problems, proffer future research and needs, policy needs, and recommendations necessary to mitigate Nigeria's environmental health situation. Data from the Institute of Health Metric and Evaluation on Global Burden of Disease (GBD) was used to ascertain the causes of Death and Disability-adjusted Life Years (DALYs) in Nigeria from 2007-2017 and published literatures where reviewed. According to the world health data report, most of the highest-ranked causes of DALYs in Nigeria are related to environmental risk factors. The lower respiratory infection associated with air pollution has advanced from the 4 th in 2007 to the highest ranked cause of death in 2017. Other predominant causes of death associated with environmental risk factors include chronic respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, enteric infections, diarrheal diseases, communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional disease, which has resulted in approximately 800 thousand deaths and 26 million people living with DALYs per annum in Nigeria. Major environmental risk factors include household air pollution, ambient air pollution, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH), which shows a prolonged but progressive decline. In contrast, ambient particulate matter pollution, ambient ozone pollution, and lead exposure show a steady rise associated with death and DALYs in Nigeria, indicating a significant concern in an environmental health-related risk situation. Sustaining a healthy environment is critical in improving the quality of life and the span of a healthy life. Therefore, environmentally sustainable development policies and practices should be essential to the population and policymakers for a healthy life.

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Land Use/Land Cover Change in Petroleum-Producing Regions of Nigeria

Cited by 17 publications

References 19 publications

Application of Remote Sensing for Impacts Assessment of Petroleum Activities and Facilities in Bongor Basin, Chad Republic

Application of Remote Sensing for Impacts Assessment of Petroleum Activities and Facilities in Bongor Basin, Chad Republic

Mainstreaming Climate Change into the EIA Process in Nigeria: Perspectives from Projects in the Niger Delta Region

Environmental health situation in Nigeria: current status and future needs

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