Perceptions, Knowledge, Adaptation and Socio-Economic Cost of Climate Change in Northern Nigeria

Terdoo, Fanen; Adekola, Olalekan

doi:10.5539/jas.v6n8p60

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“…Other perceived barriers to appropriate climate change responses include low levels of education, restricted access to markets for the sale of produce, lack of credit facilities or savings, the age factor, poor health status, limited access to input markets, lack of secure land or property rights, lack of access to land, and gender issues. All these are mentioned in the literature as elements that determine and constrain farmers' coping and adaptation responses to climate conditions [10,18,53,[160][161][162]. There is need to address a number of these challenges, particularly those considered critical by the smallholder farmers in this study, so as to fortify their coping and adaptation capacities.…”

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“…Therefore, adaptation to climate change may be impractical if relevant up-to-date information is not aptly generated and disseminated to stakeholders [55]. Consequently, several studies [3,18,22] have called for the need to strengthen climate change information delivery and education in order to aid adaptive capacities of farmers.…”

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“…Other implications on agricultural production include problems related to evaporation and absorption of nutrients; shortage or excessive soil moisture which can damage the realization of crop-yield potential [5,16,17]. High temperatures coupled with wet conditions creates conducive environments for the breeding and growth of pests and pathogenic organisms thereby increasing incidences of pests and diseases on crops, livestock and poultry [4][5][6][17][18][19]. An example is the red-water disease incidence which largely affected cattle in areas (previously disease free) within the Eastern Cape Province [13].…”

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Information Sources and Constraints to Climate Change Adaptation amongst Smallholder Farmers in Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

2020

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With current global climate change conditions, the urgency to provide agricultural knowledge on adaptation has risen. The dearth of climate change information is one amongst many agricultural production challenges faced by the majority of rural farming communities. This study aimed to identify smallholder farmers’ sources of climate change information and constraints to their coping and adaptation. Descriptive statistical tools, mean scores and the ‘problem confrontation index’ (PCI) were used to assess and describe the study’s findings. Analysis revealed that public extension services play a minute role in rural farmers’ climate change knowledge; they get their information elsewhere. The most critical constraint to climate change coping and adaptation in the study area was lack of access to agricultural extension services.

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Information Sources and Constraints to Climate Change Adaptation amongst Smallholder Farmers in Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

2020

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“…Studies on the impact of climate change on the livelihoods of the pastoralists and crop farmers and sustainable adaptation strategies in Northern Nigeria have been done by varied scholars (Ayanda, 2013;Majekodunmi et.al, 2014;Okunola & Ikuomola, 2016;Terdoo &Adekola, 2014).…”

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Impact of Climate Change on Health and Livelihoods of Pastoral Communities in Kenya: A Case of North Eastern Region

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Ogembo

2023

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The geospatial locale of the North Eastern Region naturally experiences dryness which when coupled with climate change poses a big threat to the livelihood and health of the communities therein. The region has of late experienced prolonged drought with serious ramifications on the health of the surrounding communities together with their livestock. The purpose of this paper is to assess the effect of climate change on the livelihoods and health of the Pastoral communities in N.E Kenya. The objectives of the study were: to establish how climate change affects the livelihoods of the pastoral communities; to establish the effect of climate change on the health of the pastoral communities in Kenya and to establish the appropriate intervention measures that could be put in place to address the climate change issues with its ramifications on the pastoralists in Kenya. The findings show that climate change has negative impacts on the health and socio-economic livelihoods of the pastoralists. The study used an empirical literature review adopting a meta-analytical approach. The study has implications on the policy directions on how to deal with the impacts of climate change on pastoralists, towards helping them adapt to the situation with resilience, while ensuring their welfare is guaranteed.

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“…crops failure, and water scarcity (Okubokebena, Hope, & Clayton 2014;Oluwo, 2013;Odjugo, & Ikhuoria, 2003;Pascher, 2013;Sigmond, 2012;Spencer 2011;Terdoo & Adekola 2014;Udeh, 2014). A case in point is Lake Chad, which had mean depth of 3m in the early 1960s, is less than 2m as at 2000.…”

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Perception of Climate Change and Its Effects on Rural Livelihood in Katsina State, Nigeria

2020

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This study investigated the perception of climate change and its effects on livelihood in Katsina state. This study adopted cross sectional research design. Data for this study were generated from the administration of questionnaire in the study area. Data analysis was achieved using the Kruskal Wallis test. Findings of the study include; the locals identified that there are changes in the characteristics of climate elements in the area indicating climate change. The locals also identified that as a result of climate change, they have witnessed increase in the loss of agricultural land and soil quality due to erosion and reduced soil fertility (70%), reduced livestock productivity (55.6%), increase in pest and disease incidence in livestock (70%), increase in the cost of crop production (60.7%), and increase in the rate of farmer poverty (39.3%). The perception of the concept of climate change across the study area was significantly different at P<0.05 (χ 2 (2) =, 21303.673) implying that, the consequences of climate change in the area also vary. The study strongly advocates, the application of climate smart agriculture, reforestation and massive public awareness about the causes and effects of climate change in the study area.

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Perceptions, Knowledge, Adaptation and Socio-Economic Cost of Climate Change in Northern Nigeria

Cited by 5 publications

References 13 publications

Information Sources and Constraints to Climate Change Adaptation amongst Smallholder Farmers in Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Information Sources and Constraints to Climate Change Adaptation amongst Smallholder Farmers in Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Impact of Climate Change on Health and Livelihoods of Pastoral Communities in Kenya: A Case of North Eastern Region

Perception of Climate Change and Its Effects on Rural Livelihood in Katsina State, Nigeria

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