Climate change adaptation: Uncovering constraints to the use of adaptation strategies among food crop farmers in South-west, Nigeria using principal component analysis (PCA)

Otitoju, Moradeyo Adebanjo; Enete, Anselm A.

doi:10.1080/23311932.2016.1178692

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“…Given the importance of public awareness, a report by BNRCC ( 2011) revealed that the level of public awareness on issues related to climate change in Nigeria is considered to be low. Inadequate information is considered to be one of the key constraints encountered in adapting to climate change in Africa (Otitoju and Enete 2016). Anabaraonye et al (2019) recommend that information and knowledge about climate change, its causes, and its impacts, as well as mitigation and adaptation strategies, should be made available in simplified, more accessible, forms and translated into local languages.…”

Section: Climate Change Adaptation: Voices From the Community And Global Recommendationsmentioning

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Climate Change Adaptation and Community Development in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Greenwalt

Dede²,

Johnson³

et al. 2021

African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation

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Port Harcourt, Nigeria, as with many cities in Africa, is already experiencing impacts from climate change while also facing development challenges and compounding vulnerabilities. There is often a gap between the adaptation recommendations of academia and international organizations and the conditions needed to achieve these recommendations given the realities on the ground in cities with vulnerable populations, pressing challenges, and minimal capacity. This gap can make it difficult to translate theoretically persuasive plans and guidance into practically sustainable actions. This chapter builds on the experience of CMAP, a Port Harcourt-based NGO leading participatory mapping, community media, and public space design programs in the city’s informal waterfront settlements. Drawing on the perspectives of Chicoco Collective, the youth-led volunteer network which CMAP supports, and the datasets that they have built, the chapter explores local awareness and skills for climate change adaptation. This chapter concludes with recommendations relevant for Port Harcourt and similar African cities to build on such local skills and experiences and advocates for a partnership-based approach that brings together adaptation professionals and community-based actors for more effective critical analysis of local conditions and prioritization of actions to meet the development and climate change needs of local communities.

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Section: Climate Change Adaptation: Voices From the Community And Global Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Climate Change Adaptation and Community Development in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Greenwalt

Dede²,

Johnson³

et al. 2021

African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation

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“…In both Ghana and Nigeria, participants from the agriculture and food security sector expressed dissatisfaction with their inability to access seasonal forecasts and updates from NMHSs. Other studies in the region have also identified the lack of access to seasonal forecasts (and sub-seasonal updates) to be a major constraint to climate change adaptation for farming communities (Otitoju and Enete, 2016;Ifeanyi-Obi et al, 2017;Guodaar and Asante, 2018;Naab et al, 2019). However, this was not the case in Senegal, where evidence from workshop participants suggested that "Agence Nationale de l'Aviation Civile et de la Météorologie" (ANACIM) has developed a successful approach for disseminating forecasts to different user communities.…”

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Exploring the Need for Developing Impact-Based Forecasting in West Africa

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“…When adequate and reliable weather information is given to farmers there can easily make their decisions, choice and plans. Therefore, access to detailed weather information, early warning and forecast technologies can assist farmers to develop and readjust coping or adaptation strategies [53]. Since farmers do not have forefront knowledge about the climate, [54] ascertain that when rainfall is erratic, it becomes challenging for farmers to plan their operations.…”

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Issues in Climate Smart Agriculture in Southeastern Nigeria

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Delunzu²,

Ofordu³

2020

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Farming is a prime livelihood activity of people of Southeast (SE) Nigeria. In the age of climate change, farmers have to cope with highly variable, short and unpredicted rainfall to sustain their enterprise. This study reviews the effects of climate change on agriculture production, identifies farmer's views on the impact of climate change on crop production in the southeast, reviews the adoption of CSA in Nigeria and identifies the importance of climate information service in agriculture in Southeast Nigeria. From the review, farmers within the SE are aware of climate change and they have adopted improved innovative strategies to adapt to the negative implication associated with climate change and variability but more awareness is needed in the area of climate information services (CIS) to assist them to cope better. Therefore, this study recommends the Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) approach to educate farmers more on how to manage their enterprise in the face of climate change and variability.

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Climate change adaptation: Uncovering constraints to the use of adaptation strategies among food crop farmers in South-west, Nigeria using principal component analysis (PCA)

Cited by 40 publications

References 6 publications

Climate Change Adaptation and Community Development in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Climate Change Adaptation and Community Development in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Exploring the Need for Developing Impact-Based Forecasting in West Africa

Issues in Climate Smart Agriculture in Southeastern Nigeria

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