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Lessons in Resilience: A Rural Community’s Adaption to an Extreme Flood Event in Northern Rivers State of Nigeria

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  • Ezekwe I Clinton

    (Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria)

  • Nwaogu Ngozi R

    (Centre for Disaster Risk Management and Development Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria)

Abstract

The study applied the RRA technique in studying the adaptation of the Ndoni people of Rivers State to flooding in Nigeria. The study examined the impact of the 2012 flood disaster in the area. The research is based on survey method, and data collected was through House-To-House Interviewing, Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and Key Persons Interview (KPI). Simple random sampling technique was used to select ten (10) out of fifteen (15) disaster affected villages in the district and thirty five (35) households selected from each of the villages. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics, presented in figures and percentages. The findings reveal that personal preparedness for the 2012 flooding which occurred in October was low, as majority (90.32%) of the respondents had no early warning signs before the flood struck and therefore could only make few adjustments to withstand its impacts.

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  • Ezekwe I Clinton & Nwaogu Ngozi R, 2018. "Lessons in Resilience: A Rural Community’s Adaption to an Extreme Flood Event in Northern Rivers State of Nigeria," International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 9(2), pages 81-88, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijesnr:v:9:y:2018:i:2:p:81-88
    DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2018.09.555764
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    earth and environment journals; environment journals; open access environment journals; peer reviewed environmental journals; open access; juniper publishers; ournal of Environmental Sciences; juniper publishers journals ; juniper publishers reivew;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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