CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE INCREASING RISK OF FLOODING IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 

Category : JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, VOLUME 7, NUMBER 1, 2015

Ferdinand O. Daminabo and Anthony D. Enwin

Department of Architecture Rivers State

University of Science and Technology Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

E-mail: ferdydaminabo@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

The United Nations Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change (IPCC) early this year warned on the effects of Climate Change being severe globally. There are potent and new evidences emerging from the scientific world strengthening the argument on climate change, the impact of which is likely to be erratic and very harsh. The hydrological systems in many countries and regions of the globe are going to be severely affected, just as variations in precipitation or melting ice will impact on water resources and its quality. This paper considers the potential risks of flooding in urban centres and the extended implications on rural communities and especially in the Niger Delta region. With most of the Niger Delta exposed to the coasts, the issue of submergence, coastal flooding, and coastal erosion comes to the fore because Coastal systems are significantly sensitive to changes in sea level and ocean surge. The Urban areas and its built assets will be exposed to massive urban or coastal flooding and its large populations displaced due to land loss to rising sea levels and storm surges. With Port Harcourt in sharp focus, this paper will examine the current disposition of flooding within the urbanscape, the possible causes and also look at what mitigation factors will be necessary to address the situation. With the IPCC report warning of grave danger to entire ecosystems and the built environment due to climate change, and consequent altering of hydrological systems, this paper will also consider how the fencing of properties have exacerbated flooding of properties, roads, drainages and water courses within the urban centre and remote locations in the face of anticipated extreme precipitation expected to cause both inland and coastal flooding as rivers and tributaries swell. This is based on the premise that most urban centres hold large populations and huge economic and other physical assets and this gives credence and justifies the need for this research to isolate the possible risks and proffer mediatory routes to the emerging and intractable problem.

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AN ASSESSMENT OF TRADITIONAL LAND USE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AMONG FIVE COMMUNITIES IN DOHO DISTRICT OF KWAMI, GOMBE – NIGERIA

Category : JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, VOLUME 7, NUMBER 1, 2015

1ADAMU, S. J. ,2SULAIMAN, M., AND 3MAHMOUD, A. B.

1&2 Department of Geography, Gombe State University, Tudunwada, Gombe State, Nigeria.

3Department of Biological Sciences, Gombe State University, Tudunwada, Gombe State, Nigeria.

E-mail: sanidaddy@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Assessment of traditional land-use management practices was conducted around Kwami local government, Gombe-Nigeria. A well structural questionnaire were administered randomly in five selected villages from Doho district (Alagarno, Bentere Bokki, Jauro Yaya, Jauro Alaji and Wuro Tanni) from the findings it was revealed that majority of the respondents are male and are married with low educational background i.e secondary school, and the main system of farming is mixed farming system, organic manure is the main source of their fertilizer and they are using local hand tools for must of the farming activities. Poverty, land tenure system, water erosion and leaching are the major problems affecting land-use in the study area. It was therefore recommended that Government should try and provide those communities with extension education to enable them to improve their traditional land-use management practices.

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ENGINEERING AND HUMAN CAPACITY BUILDING 

Category : JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, VOLUME 7, NUMBER 1, 2015

J.B. OTUU

Department of Mechanical Engineering Akanu Ibiam

Federal Polytechnic, Unwana Afikpo Ebonyi State

E-mail: Johnotuu@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Engineering capacity is a prerequisite for the sustainability of countries, their communities and ultimately the world in general. This applies whether or not a country is developed or not. In the quest to ensure and facilitate sustainable engineering, there is need for capacity building within engineering professions and for areas associated with engineering as well as to provide guidelines and ideas for capacity building activities, events, projects and programs. To achieve this goal, countries need a sufficient pool of appropriately educated and practitioners to effectively sustain and where indicated, improve the quality of life for their communities and citizens. In the case of developing countries, the presence of such a group of professionals could facilitate the infusion of foreign capital through attraction of multinational companies to invest in that particular country, assist in making sure that foreign aid funds are appropriate as well as that these funds are applied consistently and wisely in order to transfer skills and as such build indigenous capacity to deal with engineering infrastructure, services and products.

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