The Drought-Migration Nexus: Implications for Socio-Ecological Conflicts in Nigeria

• DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n2s1p470
• Publication Date: 2015-03-11T19:29:15Z
• Authors: C.K Ajaero; A.T Mozie; I.C. Okeke; J.P. Okpanachi; C. Onyishi
• Keywords: Desertification

In Nigeria, the droughts in 1972 – 1975 and floods since 1988 marked incidence of climate change. This study evaluates linkages between drought-desertification causative climatic variables over time, consequent migration caused by variations socio-ecological conflicts Nigeria. Climate data was obtained from Nigeria Meteorological Agency analyzed with correlation regression models. The on National Emergency Management public media results analysis are; cumulative number temperature (0.974), moisture balance (-0.838), time (0.735), annual total rainfall(-0.918). also indicated direction sizes coefficients that reversal rejuvenation damaged ecosystem if left to occur naturally will take a very long time. ethical dimension appraised. Finally, suggestions for mitigating such as need advocacy attitude re-orientation largely uneducated, poor ignorant rural dwellers were made. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n2s1p470