The 2012 Flooding in Selected Parts of Isoko South, Delta State: Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts

Ubachukwu N. N. and Emeribe C. N.
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Ubachukwu N. N.: Department of Geography Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
Emeribe C. N.: National Centre for Energy and Environment, Energy Commission of Nigeria, University of Benin, Benin, City, Edo State, Nigeria

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, 353-358

Abstract: The study investigated the socio-economic impacts of the 2012 flooding in the riverine areas Isoko south Local Government area, Delta State. Two communities Oleh and Aviara which were greatly affected by the flood event were selected for the study. Both purposive and simple random sampling techniques were adopted in the survey. A total of two hundred questionnaire were distributed to household heads, famers, community and religious leaders, one hundred per community. Impacts on building/household property, financial cost of damage, impact on small farm holders, damage on school infrastructures, diseases distributed were used as impact indicators. The study showed that displacement of family members for a period of 3-4months recorded the highest impact with Oleh and Aviara communities scoring impact level of 34% and 36.6% respectively. This was followed by submergence of farmland/lost of valuable household property, 27.7% in Oleh community and 23.6% Aviara community. Death/major injury during the flood event recorded least impact of 8.5% in Oleh and 3.2% in Aviara communities. On the average these impacts were valued at between one and two million naira (N). Analysis of impact on small farm holders showed that monthly income groups between

Keywords: Flooding; Socio-economic impact; disease distribution; physical infrastructures; vulnerability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2017.v8n1p353

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