Adaptation to Climate Change Effects on Water Resources: Understanding Institutional Barriers in Nigeria
Climate Change (CC) and variability are global issues that the world has been facing for a long time. Given the recent catastrophic events, such as flooding, erosion, and drought in Nigeria, many have questioned institutions’ capacity in managing CC impacts in Nigeria. This study explores emerging i...
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| author | Sola Ojo Henry Mensah Eike Albrecht Bachar Ibrahim |
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| description | Climate Change (CC) and variability are global issues that the world has been facing for a long time. Given the recent catastrophic events, such as flooding, erosion, and drought in Nigeria, many have questioned institutions’ capacity in managing CC impacts in Nigeria. This study explores emerging institutional barriers of adaptation to CC effects on water resources in Nigeria. The study data were obtained from in-depth interviews with institutional heads from water resources management and emergency management and a review of secondary literature from databases such as Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science. The results show that inadequate hydrological data management, low awareness on how to adapt among the public and decision-makers, financial constraints, no political will to pass important bills into law, and inadequate institutional and legal framework are the main institutional barriers of adaptation to climate change in Nigeria. The study concludes that it is essential to strengthen the institutional and legal system, information management mechanism, public awareness, and participatory water resources management. The implications for further research are presented in the study. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f171c3ced71f4c02abfa66bf08c034482023-11-20T21:21:33ZengMDPI AGClimate2225-11542020-11-0181113410.3390/cli8110134Adaptation to Climate Change Effects on Water Resources: Understanding Institutional Barriers in NigeriaSola Ojo0Henry Mensah1Eike Albrecht2Bachar Ibrahim3Department of Public Law with Reference to the Law of Environment and Planning, Brandenburg Technical University, Cottbus-Senftenberg, 03046 Cottbus, GermanyCentre for Settlements Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi 00233, GhanaDepartment of Public Law with Reference to the Law of Environment and Planning, Brandenburg Technical University, Cottbus-Senftenberg, 03046 Cottbus, GermanyDepartment of Public Law with Reference to the Law of Environment and Planning, Brandenburg Technical University, Cottbus-Senftenberg, 03046 Cottbus, GermanyClimate Change (CC) and variability are global issues that the world has been facing for a long time. Given the recent catastrophic events, such as flooding, erosion, and drought in Nigeria, many have questioned institutions’ capacity in managing CC impacts in Nigeria. This study explores emerging institutional barriers of adaptation to CC effects on water resources in Nigeria. The study data were obtained from in-depth interviews with institutional heads from water resources management and emergency management and a review of secondary literature from databases such as Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science. The results show that inadequate hydrological data management, low awareness on how to adapt among the public and decision-makers, financial constraints, no political will to pass important bills into law, and inadequate institutional and legal framework are the main institutional barriers of adaptation to climate change in Nigeria. The study concludes that it is essential to strengthen the institutional and legal system, information management mechanism, public awareness, and participatory water resources management. The implications for further research are presented in the study.https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/8/11/134adaptationclimate changeNigeriainstitutional barrierswater management |
| spellingShingle | Sola Ojo Henry Mensah Eike Albrecht Bachar Ibrahim Adaptation to Climate Change Effects on Water Resources: Understanding Institutional Barriers in Nigeria Climate adaptation climate change Nigeria institutional barriers water management |
| title | Adaptation to Climate Change Effects on Water Resources: Understanding Institutional Barriers in Nigeria |
| title_full | Adaptation to Climate Change Effects on Water Resources: Understanding Institutional Barriers in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Adaptation to Climate Change Effects on Water Resources: Understanding Institutional Barriers in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adaptation to Climate Change Effects on Water Resources: Understanding Institutional Barriers in Nigeria |
| title_short | Adaptation to Climate Change Effects on Water Resources: Understanding Institutional Barriers in Nigeria |
| title_sort | adaptation to climate change effects on water resources understanding institutional barriers in nigeria |
| topic | adaptation climate change Nigeria institutional barriers water management |
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