Evaluation Of Community Preparedness On Flood Management; A Public Survey In Kano Metropolitan

Abstract

Flooding is one of the frequent natural/human-induced phenomena, which occurred annually for decades in Nigeria. This disaster claimed several lives and properties worth more than N6,120 Bn (which is close to the 2016 budget of the country, Nigeria). Flooding usually occurs in Kano because of lack of community participation, blockage of water drainage as well as lack of law enforcement to force people living in prone areas to vacate. The focus group discussion (FGD) was employed as a tool for data collection. The sampling frame is all district-heads, (Local Government Emergency Management agency) LEMA representatives, and other stakeholders in each local government area. The purposive-sampling technique was adopted in selecting the respondents. It is found that the majority of the respondents believed that climate change is one of the causes of flooding. Others include lack of urban planning, indiscriminate dumping of refuse in the drainage, lack of community participation, etc. Some of the responses made by the respondents about their preparedness are after flooding took place. Some of the recommendations made by this paper include non-structural responses, which include more accurate flood forecasting through the use of satellites, high-tech equipment, zoning and land-use policies, insurance programs, evacuation planning, and public enlightenment programs to sensitize people on the consequences of flooding.

Keywords

• Kano Metropolitan
• flooding response
• mitigation
• recovery

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