Water Problems and Community Development: A Case Study of Igbo-Ora Community of Oyo State, Nigeria.

Abstract

Water is known to be an inexhaustible resource because the total supply of it in the biosphere is not affected by human activities. Recycling time depends on various factors. It is not uniformly distributed all over the world and not readily available in the quantity and quality required in most parts on the earth surface. This piece has examined the sources, the crisis of scarcity, and development of water and alternatives in Igbo-Ora, Nigeria. The climate is tropical continental. The major occupation is farming. Major sources of water supply are the ponds, rivers, lakes, and rainfall. Opeki Dam is perpetually dry, that is, not to talk of the pipeline networks and taps that are spent. The consequences of the crisis of inadequacies have been so grievous. Whatever is available must be conserved and preserved to meet all needs. A revisit to Opeki Dam for purpose of rehabilitation is imperative. At the interim, rain water should be harvested, stored and put to use on a large scale on farms and for small scale industrial productions. Farmers should make maximum use of dews. Oyan Dam could be made to serve Igbo-Ora community. Damming Ofiki River is also suggested.

Perceived Implication of Climate Change on Fish Farming in Ibarapa Region of Oyo State, Nigeria

“…It was also be gathered from Table 2, that the business grows till about 11 -15 years (50%), with a sharp decline over the last decade (25%) this could be attributed to water problems experienced in the region. Ikhile et al [12] reported that water scarcity is peculiar to this region. They stated that there are some rivers that surround and traverse the town.…”

“…On type of culture system it was found that monoculture system is commonly practiced and Clarias is popularly cultured amongst the farmers, probing further to seek the reason for the preference of Clarias fish, the fish was not cultured mainly for taste or survival rate rather it was chosen because of the hardy nature of fish to withstand unfavourable conditions, they would have gained due to experience gain over time in the business. It was also revealed that fish farmers source for water using the deep well (81.7%) as against bore-hole with (13.3), rivers accounted for only (5.0%) which aligns with the seasonal nature of the rivers [12] which makes it not dependable for all round aquaculture practice.…”

Climate Change and Rice Production: A Case Study in Ekiti State, Niger

“…Variations in climatic factors mostly rainfall and temperature correlate with crop production and yield in Nigeria (Adebayo, 1998;Tybee, 2006;Bello, 2010;Olanrewaju, 2009;Sawa and Adebayo, 2011;Mohammad et. al., 2011;Asikhia and Igbafen, 2012). The result of the above studies shows that climate variability is a threat to food security.…”