Download or read book Perspectives on Drought and Famine in Nigeria written by G. Jan van Apeldoorn and published by Unwin Hyman. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1972-1974 crisis in northern Nigeria.
Download or read book Drought in Nigeria written by G. Jan van Apeldoorn and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Drought in Nigeria Context and characteristics written by G. Jan van Apeldoorn and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ecological Disasters in Nigeria written by Vincent O. Sagua and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Drought in Nigeria written by G. Jan van Apeldoorn and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Adapting to Drought written by Michael Mortimore and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989-03-30 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book embodies the results of thirteen years of research in drought-prone rural areas in the semi-arid zone of northern Nigeria. It describes the patterns of adaptive behaviour observed among Hausa, Ful'be and Manga communities in response to recurrent drought in the 1970s and 1980s. The question of desertification is explored in an area where the visible evidence of moving sand dunes is dramatic blame are examined in relation to the field evidence. A critique is offered of deterministic theories and authoritarian solutions. Professor Mortimore demonstrates a parallel between the observable resilience of semi-arid ecosystems and the adaptive strategies of the human communities that inhabit them and suggests policy directions for strengthening that resilience.
Download or read book Drought in Nigeria Lessons of the 1972 1974 disaster written by G. Jan van Apeldoorn and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Analysis of Streamflow Drought in Northern Nigeria written by Aondover Tarhule and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Drought Patterns in Nigeria written by Joseph Ola Akintola and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Perspectives on Drought and Famine in Nigeria written by F. J. van APELDOORN and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A comprehensive approach to addressing drought and desertification in Nigeria written by Idris Nasiru Medugu and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Aftermath of the 1972 1974 Drought in Nigeria written by G. Jan van Apeldoorn and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Aftermath of the 1972 74 Drought in Nigeria written by Centre for Social and Economic Research, Ahmadu Bello University and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rainfall Drought and Food Supply in South Western Nigeria written by Colin High and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Drought at Dawn written by Mazi Ngozi Ottih and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-02 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drought at the Niger and Benue rivers may have adversely affected the population of Southeastern Nigeria, but their eclipse cannot be attributed to it. The unruly activities of political thugs in the former Western region of Nigeria otherwise called the Wild West, led a few military men, mostly of the ranks of major in the Nigerian army, and mainly of the former Eastern region of Nigeria or Igbo origin, to embark on indiscriminate killing of seasoned politicians, mostly of other regions in the country, and that led to their decline as a people. With the indignation of many and antagonism of all others, a decision was made to undermine their status and that began a struggle, and a conflict and eventually war. As the conflict intensified, the Hausa/Fulani and Yoruba ethnic populations (Northern and Western regions of the country) capitalized on the vulnerable state of the Igbo's (Eastern region) and eliminated all advantages accrued to the group. The victorious group instituted policies and promulgated decrees that confiscated majority shares of foreign firms in the country, and that included firms owned by seceding Eastern Nigerians or Biafran nationals. Another policy converted Nigeria pounds to Naira and decimated the financial strength of the seceding Eastern region, thereby undermining prospects for a peaceful resolution of the conflict or chances of regaining substantial economic growth in the reabsorbed region after the drought of war. With the demise of the Biafran republic, efforts were made to reintegrate the former Eastern Nigeria with the rest of the country, but the destructive effects of the indigenization policy and twenty Naira deprivation sin induced the migration of numerous Eastern Nigerians to other parts of the world, and that undercut the cerebral base of the region and ruined prospects for a quick recovery at the end of war. Initially, they migrated to countries that gave sanctuary to Biafran nationals, such as Gabon, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Zambia, Haiti, Benin, Togo, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Senegal, Gambia, etc., but have since wandered to faraway cities, such as London, Washington DC, Paris, New York, Lisbon, Los Angeles, Rome, Tokyo, Chicago, New Delhi, Houston, Amsterdam, Atlanta, Bonn, Dallas, Johannesburg, San Francisco, Berlin, Miami, Stockholm, Helsinki, Boston, Brasilia, Detroit, Seattle, Brussels, Philadelphia, etc., and visits their ancestral homes occasionally. They have also formed associations that promote mutual interests, and with that, the harmony that harnessed tremendous advantage in the first republic and ensured entrepreneurial expedience may have been restored. And although Nigeria deprivation sin delayed recovery in the reabsorbed region, it failed to dampen the entrepreneurial zeal of the population, though with the awareness of the futility of her policies, she altered strategy and recruited Igbo technocrats to serve in government. But by then the damage had been done; the society had been infested with predatory tendency, insecurity, moral decadence, and myriad corruption. However, with the inclusion of Igbo entrepreneurial expedience and intrinsic dynamism, a valuable sector of the economy was restored. But even with that, the absence of standardized structure in the public sector diluted efforts to improve the economy and enabled a selective few to amass enormous wealth, assume impenetrable powers, and the society succumbed to their wimps and propagated their values, and that provoked the conflicts that still enrages in several parts of the country. The economy was ruined under the leadership of military hierarchy and remain sour in the midst of their influence over the affairs of the country. With corrupted leaders at the helm of affairs, the deprivation of economic power that usually occurs with defeat at war was allowed to continue for a prolonged period, and that undermined prospects for a quick recovery after the droughts of war.
Download or read book Drought written by Ben Cook and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water is fundamental to all life. From the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, to the extreme water shortages that have struck California in recent years, modern societies often take its abundance for granted until it unexpectedly becomes scarce. Drought is one of the many problems anthropogenic climate change may exacerbate, but it is also a complex phenomenon at the intersection of a range of scientific disciplines and public policy issues. In this innovative book, Benjamin I. Cook brings together climate science, hydrology, and ecology to provide a synthetic overview of drought and its environmental and social consequences. Cook introduces readers to the hydroclimate and its components, explaining the global water cycle, the earth’s climate system, and the distribution of water resources. He discusses drought dynamics and variability over time, the climatological context and ecological effects, and environmental issues such as desertification, land degradation, and groundwater depletion. He also considers the socioeconomic impacts of drought and the role of drought risk management policy, especially in light of how climate change is expected to affect drought risk and severity. Cook gives special attention to paleoclimate and the role of drought in the crises of ancient civilizations. A scientifically comprehensive and approachable overview of water issues throughout the world, Drought is a critical interdisciplinary text that will be essential reading for a broad range of students in earth science and environmental and sustainability studies.
Download or read book The Consequences of Drought and Desertification in Nigeria written by Nasiru Idris and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with an estimated population of over 140 million and a total land area of 923,773 km2. The country is currently losing about 351,000 ha annually to advancing desert and such conditions are estimated to be advancing southwards at the rate of about 0.6 km per year. The dunes are threatening life-supporting oasis, burying water points, and in some cases, engulfing major roads in the affected areas. Trees planted by the government as shelterbelts to check the advancing dunes are withering due to the lack of attention. This paper highlights the state of desertification in Nigeria, the historical trends, the past national efforts, as well as the ongoing and planned measures for combating this fast-spreading desert condition. It further reveals the failures of the past national efforts - projects that have not been designed to adequately tackle the problems of drought and desertification, projects that are not in line with the stated government policies, duplications in some projects, lack of adequate manpower and inadequate funding - and some selected ongoing government projects. These, among others, constitute the major factors for the failure in combating desertification and mitigating the effect of drought in Nigeria.
