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Abstract
Drought poses an enormous global threat to sustainable development and is expected to increase with global climate change. Drought and desertification are major problems in Yobe State (north-east Nigeria). This study investigates the main problems associated with drought in Yobe State. Qualitative methods were employed to investigate socio-economic impacts of drought via Focus Group Discussions (FDG). Farmers and officials from the State Ministry of the Environment were the discussants. Both groups confirmed the frequency and severity of drought in Yobe. However, farmers have practises that cause environmental degradation. Developing a viable and holistic approach to drought mitigation is crucial, to arresting and hopefully reversing environmental degradation. Understanding the causes and consequences of drought will help develop drought mitigation and management strategies. Currently, there is no proper drought mitigation and management framework in Yobe State. This paper introduces the socio-economic and environmental effects of drought and makes recommendations for mitigation and management strategies in Yobe State.Citation
Hassan, A.G., Fullen, M.A. and Oloke, D. (2019) Problems of drought and its management in Yobe State, Nigeria, Weather and Climate Extremes 23 (2019) 100192Publisher
ElsevierJournal
Weather and Climate ExtremesAdditional Links
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094718300653Type
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enISSN
2212-0947ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.wace.2019.100192
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