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Assessment of Flood Impact on Residents’ Well-being in Vulnerable Communities of Southwest Nigeria

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  • Adebayo Samson Adeoye

    (Department of Agricultural Extension and Management, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Jericho Hill, Ibadan, Nigeria)

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Decades of recurrent flooding in Nigeria have inflicted lasting and irreparable damage on communities, threatening human survival and leaving enduring scars. Therefore, the study assessed impact of flood on residents’ well-being in South west Nigeria. Four-staged sampling technique was adopted for selection of 250 households through questionnaire administration. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, chi-square, canonical correlation analysis at α0.05. Most residents in flood-prone parts of Southwest Nigeria identified flooding was a common occurrence in their communities. However, 60% of residents signified that flooding was mitigated in most communities. The study showed a significant association of flooding in communities with residents’ housing wellbeing; mud house affected (χ² = 7.46, p = 0.02), consequences on mud house affected (χ² =7.85, p =0.02), increased brick house dilapidation (χ² =7.33, p =0.03). Worsen brick houses (p =0.01*, β= 0.608), food production and access (p =0.03*, β= 0.252), ethno-medicine affordability (p =0.04*, β=0.240), usefulness of motorcycle for farming activities (p =0.03*, β=0.734) were significant and positively influenced by flooding in communities. Residents’ wellbeing was implicated by flooding in communities in flood-prone parts of South-western Nigeria, and align with contribution to the achievement of SDG 13 (Climate Action) SDG 15 (Life on Land) in Nigeriay.

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  • Adebayo Samson Adeoye, 2026. "Assessment of Flood Impact on Residents’ Well-being in Vulnerable Communities of Southwest Nigeria," Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development Studies, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, Doctoral Field Engineering and Management in Agriculture and Rural Development, issue 1, pages 5-22.
    • Handle: RePEc:ddj:ejards:y:2026:i:1:p:5-22
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35219/jards.2026.1.01
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