ASSESSMENT OF ADAPTATION STRATEGIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE ON LIVELIHOOD OF RURAL COMMUNITIES IN ZARIA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
ASSESSMENT OF ADAPTATION STRATEGIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE ON LIVELIHOOD OF RURAL COMMUNITIES IN ZARIA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
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2018-05
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OGUDU, Felicia Meka
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ABSTRACT The study assessed the adaptation strategies to climate change on livelihood of rural communities in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. A total of 399 questionnaire were distributed to respondent in the 7 wards that were purposively sampled for the study. Data was analysed descriptively using frequency distribution tables, graphs and charts. Focus Group discussions were also held in each Local Government Area in order to obtain in-depth information on climate change. The result revealed that majority of the respondents (74%) got their information about climate change from mass media. A five point Likert scale (LS) was used to determine perception of climate change by respondents, the study identified environment is suffering from devegetation as the most significant and having the highest average mean score (4.68) followed by domestic fuel scarcity (4.64), cost of food crop are increasing (4.61) among other perceived impact. The results also revealed that majority of the respondent (75%) agreed Climate-induced vulnerabilities have impact on their sources of livelihoods by compromising their health and food supply. Common hazards that affect the communities are flood, drought, erosion and attack of invasive species on crops and animals. These hazards/risk were found to occur across the four seasons of the study area in different magnitudes and with the wet season having the most unpredictable trends in temperature and rainfall patterns. Public enlightenment, use of improved variety of crop, irrigation and migration were among the most effective adaptive strategies to reduce climate change impact on the livelihood of the communities. Climate change will continue to have dangerous impact on the study area‘s resilience unless the rural people‘s adaptation strategies is documented, their capacity is strengthened and effective adaptation strategies integrated into policy formulation. In view of this the study recommends among others, more awareness creation, afforestation, intensification and diversification, capacity building and integration of rural people in policy formulations on climate change.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER DEGREE OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
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ASSESSMENT,, ADAPTATION STRATEGIES,, CLIMATE CHANGE,, LIVELIHOOD, RURAL COMMUNITIES, ZARIA,, KADUNA STATE,, NIGERIA