Public Perception of Flood Hazard in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

Temi E. Ologunorisa () and Ademola Adeyemo
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Temi E. Ologunorisa: Nasarawa State University
Ademola Adeyemo: University of Port Harcourt

Environment Systems and Decisions, 2005, vol. 25, issue 1, 39-45

Abstract: Summary Our study had the aim of understanding how floodplain dwellers regard the risk of flooding. About 500 questionnaires were administered to landowners in the selected settlements in the study area using systematic random sampling. The results of analysis show, among other things, that the population regards most important the causes of floods as heavy, prolonged rainfall and river overflow. Nevertheless, they have little knowledge of the frequency of severe floods, and flood alleviation schemes. Most flood victims do not get compensation or relief during flood disaster, and the reason why they remain in the study area is influenced by their occupations, especially fishing, subsistence agriculture, and the presence of crude oil in the region which has attracted many migrants who cannot afford the high cost of accommodation and are therefore forced to live in vulnerable areas of the floodplain. Finally, the study concludes that flood control in the region needs the cooperation of government, community efforts and an enlightenment programmes through environmental education and mass media.

Keywords: Nigeria; Niger Delta; flood; perception; adjustment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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