Public Perception of Flood Hazard in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

Ologunorisa, Temi E.; Adeyemo, Ademola

doi:10.1007/s10669-005-3095-2

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“…Participants' reasons to remain in the area varied from 'no relocation options', 'strong attachment to their homes' and/or 'their occupation'. Such attachment agrees with the works of Ologunorisa and Adeyemo [12]. The perception of strong attachment with a particular area is not only shared by residents of LBRB but also among residents even in developed nations.…”

Section: General Awareness Of Flooding Disasterssupporting

confidence: 88%

“…With a lot of communities located by the River Benue bank and the region supplying a huge quantity of food consumed in Nigeria, finding long-term solutions to the incessant flooding within the LBRB needs to be systematic and strategic. Several studies have looked at the flooding situation in Nigeria [3,[7][8][9][10][11][12] but studies on flood perception, communication and adjustment in Nigeria have received very little attention and a great deal of insight can be derived from how people react to changes caused by flooding. Perception and attitude of people may reveal the urgency with which the problem needs to be tackled and which sectors are most vulnerable.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Again, development of strategic policies and implementation needs to rest on resident's perception and attitude towards flooding. According to Ologunorisa and Adeyemo [12], perception studies are essential for responsible planning of flood alleviation schemes and development.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Assessing Community Perception and Attitude towards Flooding in the Lower Benue River Basin, Nigeria

Unaegbu¹

2014

J Earth Sci Clim Change

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In the Lower Benue River Basin, the majority of the population derives their livelihood from subsistent farming and fishing. With climate change expected to result in increased flooding, the impacts on these poor rural farmers will be significant and since adaptation is not cheap, prioritizing responses by sectors becomes essential. Such an analysis can bring to the fore the sectors that are most affected and by implication sectors of importance to the community. Two communities: Wadata and Anyim were selected for survey. Health, housing, agriculture, economic activities, transportation and water are the sectors evaluated. Results reveal agriculture; housing; and economic activities as the worst affected sectors. In furtherance, we argue that prioritization of adaptation by sectors can provide immediate relief for victims. Vulnerability in the region is exacerbated by 'late' and 'historic incorrect' environmental change communication. Household insurance is non-existent and somewhat non-customary thus, financial adjustments are presumably made with household savings or assets disposal.

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Section: General Awareness Of Flooding Disasterssupporting

confidence: 88%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Assessing Community Perception and Attitude towards Flooding in the Lower Benue River Basin, Nigeria

Unaegbu¹

2014

J Earth Sci Clim Change

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“…This good compensation pattern and relief strategy disagrees with the works of Ologunorisa and Adeyemo (2005). Some respondents indicated that they received relief aid from other sources such as NGOs.…”

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confidence: 92%

Disaster preparedness in Himalayan region: Flood disaster victim perspective

Meena

Sankhala

2016

IJARe

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The objective of this study is to understand the dairy farmers' perception and preparedness for flood disaster, perceived losses due to disaster and their adaptation measures. This study is based on both secondary and primary data collected through a survey of 400 dairy farming households from the Chamoli and Rudraprayag district of Himalayan region of Uttarakhand. The results of the study revealed that majority (61.50%) respondents were 36-50 years of age and among them 59 percent were female. The workforce mainly engaged in crop cultivation and animal husbandry, average land holding and livestock per house hold was just 0.46 acres and 5 animals respectively. About 78.6% farmers' perceived flood as a natural phenomenon, while 21.4% perceived it an unnatural and man-made tragedy. Around (59%) respondents reported that they participated in the village disaster management planning process and 87 percent perceived that state government is prepared for disaster management any time. Very few (15%) respondents received literature about disaster preparedness from developmental agencies. About hundred percent of respondents agreed that flood caused unemployment (50.8%SA & 49.2 %A) in study area whereas, 55 per cent of respondents strongly believed that flood reduced the household income. About 91% of farmers preferred to stored crop residual and forage from forest area to fulfill the fodder demand during the anticipated flood. Majority (89%) of the respondents watching television, listing radio and reading newspaper for flood management practices. Also to mitigate disaster, the government provided various mitigation measures, but the level of satisfaction amongst farmers is low.

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“…Also, studies on perception and adjustment to flooding in Nigerian cities have also engaged the attention of Ayoade and Akintola (1980), Oriola (1994), Ologunorisa (1999), Bekwe (1998), Muoghalu and Okonkwo (1998), Ologunorisa and Adeyemo (2005), among others. The effects of urban flooding in Lagos have been extensively studied and these include the works of Oyebande and Oguntoyinbo (1970), Adefolalu (1983), Ojo (1991), UNESCO (2008) and Odunuga (2008).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%