The Socio-Cultural Effects of Flooding in Bayelsa State: A Case Study of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area

Odubo, Tonbra Robert

doi:10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n27p1443

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“…Flooding is generally a temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry area of land, due to over flow of inland or tidal waters, or from unusual and rapid accumulation or run-off [4]. The fact that [31] has pointed out that Bayelsa State was the state most affected in the Niger Delta region during the 2011 flood event, significantly justify research efforts aimed at managing flood in the study area.…”

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“…He noted that in Nigeria, flood has been documented to have affected and displaced more people than any other disaster [31]. Flood has not only been pointed out to have caused large scale damage to properties, it is also claimed that flood disasters perilously affect large and diverse human populations, communities and institutions.…”

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“…Since the effect of flooding on movement and invariably the ease of doing trading business at various market locations, based on gender differences, as well as its socio-economic implication on household income is the main interest of this study, there is a considerably departure from the widespread issues examined by Odubo (2014). Consequently, the problem which this present study examines is the socio-economic implication of re-current flooding on the income of female traders in southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa State.…”

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Socio-Economic Implications of Recurrent Flooding on Women Development in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, Niger Delta Area of Nigeria

Akintoye¹,

Eyong²,

Effiong³

et al. 2016

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The main purpose of this study is to identify the socio-economic implications of re-current flooding on women development in southern Ijaw Local Government Area. Generally, flooding may result in socio-economic, ecological and health problems. This study assumes that on flood days the movement of customers and sellers tends to be hindered, thus resulting in the retardation of transactions and the reduction of daily income earned. The study compared the situation of female traders with that of male traders. Both primary and secondary data were used in this study. Primary data were collected using an open-ended questionnaire. A total of 83 questionnaires were randomly distributed to members of four communities, which were selected through stratified random sampling procedures. Also 33 randomly selected women and men respectively, engaged in marketing activities from open and locked-up shops, were sampled to observe the level of their personal income (in Naira), from customers patronage during 3 flood days and 3 non-flood days. Other data and information were obtained through Key Informants Interview (KII), and observations. Hypotheses I and II were tested using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistical model. Null hypothesis I (H0), which states that "There is no statistically significant difference in the income earned by men and women traders from marketing activities on flood days and non-flood days in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa State", is accepted (F-value: 3.8723939, P-value: 2.494E−05), whereas null hypothesis II (H0), which states that "There is no statistically significant difference in the income earned by women traders from marketing activities on flood and non-flood days in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, is rejected (F-value: 2.524902, P-value: 0.030069). Thus while there is no significant difference in the earnings of male O. A. Akintoye et al. 34and female traders on flood and non-flood days, there are significant differences in sales earning among women traders on those days. Factors affecting trading income on flood and non-flood days include accessibility to business premises by customers, ability of male marketers to afford noneasily flooded business premises; and women traders with limited resources often have less suitably drained premises. Reduced total household income can detrimentally affect food affordability, availability, household nutrition, family health and wellbeing. Recommendations highlighting the roles of communities, government and stakeholders in flood management are proffered.

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