Assessment of Farmers Adaptive Capacity to Climate Variability in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria

Ibilewa, Dada; Alalu, Usman O.; Ishaya, Samaila K.; Aliyu, Mustapha Olanrewaju; I., Magaji J.

doi:10.31871/wjir.11.1.51

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“…It has two distinct weather seasons: hot, dry, and warm, humid. A brief interval known as harmattan occurs between the two seasons, typically from early December to February [29]. Except for the harmattan period, the region's temperature is usually high for most of the year.…”

Section: Methodology 21 Abuja Location and Climatementioning

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An Investigation of Thermal Comfort in Classrooms in the Tropical Savanna Climate

Mustapha

Hassan²,

Nasir³

et al. 2022

ARASET

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Studying the thermal environment in classrooms is essential due to its impact on students' health, teaching, learning, and productivity. In the Nigerian context, there is a general lack of thermal comfort studies, and none specifically relate to secondary school settings. This study aims to investigate students' perceptions of the indoor thermal environment and to determine the optimum temperature in naturally ventilated classrooms in the tropical savanna climate. Field investigations were conducted in free-running classrooms in Abuja to evaluate occupants' thermal comfort and perceptions. The study involves 901 pupils from 21 classrooms. Data were obtained through physical measurements of thermal comfort variables and a questionnaire survey on occupants' perceptions of the indoor thermal environment. The objective assessment indicated that 86% of the classrooms were inconsistent with the ASHRAE standard–55. Although 60% of the pupils were satisfied with their thermal environment, 78% preferred a cooler than neutral temperature. The result revealed a comfort temperature of 28.9 oC. The results extend the literature on thermal comfort in classrooms to the tropical savannah climate of the west African sub-region, which has received little attention in earlier research. The findings provide foundation data for developing a comfort standard for classrooms in the zone.

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Section: Methodology 21 Abuja Location and Climatementioning

confidence: 99%