Drought and desertification management in arid and semi-arid zones of Northern Nigeria
Purpose: This paper seeks to review the state of desertification in Nigeria, historical trends and past national efforts as well as ongoing programs for combating the fast-spreading desert conditions in the arid zones of the country. Design/methodology/approach: The approach has been carried out thr...
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| author | Medugu, Nasiru Idris Majid, Mohammad Rafee Johar, Foziah |
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| description | Purpose: This paper seeks to review the state of desertification in Nigeria, historical trends and past national efforts as well as ongoing programs for combating the fast-spreading desert conditions in the arid zones of the country. Design/methodology/approach: The approach has been carried out through a comprehensive review analysis and detailed assessment on several methods of approach which includes archival materials as well as published government documents, field observation and learned background information of the working and funding dynamics of the program to combat desertification. Findings: The findings of this paper reveal that the failure of the past government effort in combating desertification in Nigeria is a result of the policies and the programs not having been designed to adequately tackle the problem of drought and desertification and of the phenomena being treated as sectoral issues rather than an integrated whole. Practical implications: This paper has practical implication for anyone interested in sustainable management of drought and desertification in the arid and semi arid zones of the world. Originality/value: The paper has articulated success and failure of the government programs in combating the twin environmental problems of drought and desertification in Nigeria and also shows that government could significantly combat desertification through sustainable management of its projects/programs if adequate resources are employed. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-289572020-10-22T04:04:02Z http://eprints.utm.my/28957/ Drought and desertification management in arid and semi-arid zones of Northern Nigeria Medugu, Nasiru Idris Majid, Mohammad Rafee Johar, Foziah HD28 Management. Industrial Management Purpose: This paper seeks to review the state of desertification in Nigeria, historical trends and past national efforts as well as ongoing programs for combating the fast-spreading desert conditions in the arid zones of the country. Design/methodology/approach: The approach has been carried out through a comprehensive review analysis and detailed assessment on several methods of approach which includes archival materials as well as published government documents, field observation and learned background information of the working and funding dynamics of the program to combat desertification. Findings: The findings of this paper reveal that the failure of the past government effort in combating desertification in Nigeria is a result of the policies and the programs not having been designed to adequately tackle the problem of drought and desertification and of the phenomena being treated as sectoral issues rather than an integrated whole. Practical implications: This paper has practical implication for anyone interested in sustainable management of drought and desertification in the arid and semi arid zones of the world. Originality/value: The paper has articulated success and failure of the government programs in combating the twin environmental problems of drought and desertification in Nigeria and also shows that government could significantly combat desertification through sustainable management of its projects/programs if adequate resources are employed. Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011-08 Article PeerReviewed Medugu, Nasiru Idris and Majid, Mohammad Rafee and Johar, Foziah (2011) Drought and desertification management in arid and semi-arid zones of Northern Nigeria. Management of Environmental Quality, 22 (5). pp. 595-611. ISSN 1477-7835 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14777831111159725 DOI:10.1108/14777831111159725 |
| spellingShingle | HD28 Management. Industrial Management Medugu, Nasiru Idris Majid, Mohammad Rafee Johar, Foziah Drought and desertification management in arid and semi-arid zones of Northern Nigeria |
| title | Drought and desertification management in arid and semi-arid zones of Northern Nigeria |
| title_full | Drought and desertification management in arid and semi-arid zones of Northern Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Drought and desertification management in arid and semi-arid zones of Northern Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drought and desertification management in arid and semi-arid zones of Northern Nigeria |
| title_short | Drought and desertification management in arid and semi-arid zones of Northern Nigeria |
| title_sort | drought and desertification management in arid and semi arid zones of northern nigeria |
| topic | HD28 Management. Industrial Management |
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