Analysis of Two Decades of Research on Post-Flood Intervention Management in Nigeria

Flooding is a significant calamity that annually affects worldwide. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, and it faces floods, which are one of nature’s risks that are linked to danger, fatalities, property damage, injuries, and physiological impacts. Nigeria has experienced flooding in several states over time. These frequent floods affect states of Lagos, Anambra, Borno, Enugu, Rivers, Taraba, Kogi, Benue, Yobe, Katsina, Niger, Kano, and Nasarawa have harmed property, impacted the environment, spread illness, and put human and animal lives in jeopardy. This article provides a comprehensive analysis of two decades of research on post-flood intervention management in Nigeria. Understanding the dynamics of flood control and its repercussions depends on the results of this research. In this article, we look at the changing tactics, adaptation, resilience, problems, and creative solutions that have developed in response to frequent flooding. The bibliometric (publication evolutions, collaboration networking between institutions and countries) and text mining analysis (based on terms co-occurrence algorithm used to look at the titles and abstracts of various publications) was performed using the VOSviewer software version 1.6.1.9, employing both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Two research objectives were addressed by analysing 246 articles from the Scopus database between 2003 and 2023 that dealt with flood intervention management in Nigeria. The study identified 5 themes. The study revealed that psychological impact and mental wellbeing intervention management of post-flood received little attention alongside other gaps mentioned under the implications and direction for further research.