AN ASSESSMENT OF DROUGHT IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA BETWEEN 2000 AND 2014
AN ASSESSMENT OF DROUGHT IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA BETWEEN 2000 AND 2014
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2016-08
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PIUS, Moses Nnah
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Kaduna state is located within the Guinea Savannah of the African Continent. As a result, it is susceptible to desertification and the risks of drought abound. This study examined the three most important ways of monitoring drought in any locality: people‘s perception, precipitation data and satellite remote sensing. Simple statistical tables were used to present and analyse the data. Equally, Microsoft Office Excel, Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), and Idrisi software were used to analyse the data. The study revealed that there have been episodes of drought in Kaduna state within the period under review. The study also revealed that there is a positive relationship (0.72) between rainfall and vegetation vigour/biomas in the state. Similarly, vegetation condition index (VCI) revealed a value 10.2% indicating a severe drought in the state. Therefore, the study concluded that both rainfall and vegetation vigour/biomas are generally decreasing; indicating a strong positive correlation value of 0.71 (71%). The study therefore recommends that there should be public enlightenment campaign on drought as it is a very complex phenomenon and its effects very devastating. The study recommends that individuals be encouraged to develop the habit of tree planting to curtail the dilapidating vegetation in the state. Government should provide an effective municipal supply of water across the state for both domestic and industrial usage in a bid to protect underground water resources. In addition, research and extension services should be carried out in order to develop particular breeds of seeds that can survive the drought.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY FACULTY OF SCIENCE, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
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ASSESSMENT,, DROUGHT,, KADUNA STATE,, NIGERIA