The influence of socioeconomic factors on individual and household adaptation strategies to climate change risks in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Okunola, Olasunkanmi Habeeb; Simatele, Mulala Danny; Olowoporoku, Oluwaseun

doi:10.1080/1943815x.2022.2143821

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“…Another identifiable factor in assessment of environmental concern is household size. This has been established by Olowoporoku (2017a) and Okunola, Simatele and Olowoporoku (2022) that household size influences the availability of information about local environmental events. A household is defined as a person or group of people with shared cooking and living arrangements.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…The study also examined the statistical significance between experiences of environmental justice based on socioeconomic characteristics. This is premised on the assumptions that socioeconomic attributes influence peoples’ environmental concerns (Muttarak & Lutz, 2014; Olowoporoku & Oladehinde, 2022; Okunola, Simatele and Olowoporoku, 2022). To achieve this, tests of statistically significant difference in experience of environmental justice by socioeconomic characteristics were conducted using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In Nigeria, the dynamics of city growth have been accompanied by enormous deficiencies in the protection of the environment and provision of amenities (Amnesty International, 2009; Daramola, 2012; Sobrasuaipiri, 2014). As such, residents of urban centers in the country experience disproportionate share of the negative environmental costs especially based on their place of residence (Mobolaji et al., 2022). A cursory glance at urban areas in Nigeria revealed that city growth and human activities have led to increased social and environmental problems such as pollution, traffic congestion, inadequate housing and health services, development of slums, increased crime, and poverty rate, among others.…”

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“…Port Harcourt metropolis is a Major oil-producing city in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria located on Latitude 4°55 N, and 6°55 N Longitude 6°55 E and 7°05 E [59]. It is the capital of Rivers State with a population estimated to be about 2 million in 2016 [68].…”

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“…Port Harcourt's average temperature within the study period is 26.26°C and it is characterized ecologically by freshwater swamp forests, lowland rain forests, and mangrove forests [80]. It occupies about 397 square kilometers of land [59] and serves as a repository of national resources of signi cant economic value.…”

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Evidence from Temperature Analog for Traditional and Economic Cities in Nigeria: Implications for Sustainable City-Related Actions

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Responding to the threats of climate change by cities requires taking relevant actions that will communicate the future conditions in a relatable and effective manner for sustainable and transformational climate actions. We used the analog approach to assess the geographical shifts and changes in average temperature conditions for six traditional and economic cities under different climate scenarios (Mitigated and Unmitigated scenarios). We calculated the similarity in temperature between each pixel for the current (2021-2050) and future (2041-2070) conditions of the cities, with every pixel globally in the historical (1971-200) period. Our analysis revealed that; (1) the temperature of the cities in the current and future periods will be similar to conditions of another place on the globe during the historical period; (2) Kano City will experience even more drastic changes because of the low level of similarity; (3) the new places found with the similar temperature conditions are generally to the south of the corresponding cities thus indicating warming. We highlighted the benefits of sustainable lessons that can be drawn from the interactions between the cities and their analogs through informed decisions to meet the demand for local adaptation and adopt comprehensive suites of integrated solutions to facilitate efforts on response strategies.

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The increasing problems associated with global climate change due to the use of fossil fuels and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere call for serious concerns. This scenario has necessitated the need for a shift from the use of fossil fuels to renewable energy to curtail the impact of climate change on the environment. The study was conducted to assess the potential and variability of climatic and other natural resources for renewable energy and evaluation of public perception of the energy transition process in Rivers State Nigeria. The climate data was obtained from the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) from 2000 and 2023 and analyzed using the Linear Regression Model while data on public perception was generated from structured questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The outcome of the Regression and ANOVA analysis were generally significant for both the natural resources and residents of the study area. Also, 65.7% of the respondents affirmed that the available natural resources are viable and suitable for energy transition. The significant and positive relationship of the different climatic elements in the study signposts huge potential for the renewable energy transition in the study area. The perception of residents was positive and showed excellent knowledge of the abundance of natural resources for the energy transition. It is therefore recommended that the Rivers State government should partner with the private sector to increase investment in energy infrastructure for improved environmental sustainability.

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The influence of socioeconomic factors on individual and household adaptation strategies to climate change risks in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

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Environmental justice in Nigeria: A narration of residents’ experience in Ile‐Ife

Evidence from Temperature Analog for Traditional and Economic Cities in Nigeria: Implications for Sustainable City-Related Actions

Assessment of natural resources for energy transition in Rivers state, Nigeria

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