Year: 2016 | Month: June | Volume 3 | Issue 1
Food insecurity and climatic change in Southern Region of Nigeria: An environmental health analysis
Jacinta A. Opara1
DOI:10.5958/2454-9541.2016.00011.6
Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of flood disaster due to climate change on food security of flood disaster victims in Anambra and Imo States of Nigeria. A sample of 120 people drawn from 34 local government areas of the affected communities was selected using simple random sampling. A Structured questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection, using a design time survey design. The results revealed that there was food insecurity as a result of destruction of the crops by flood and lack of land to cultivate since most of the lands were flooded. This resulted to malnutrition, hunger, and poverty. It was revealed that through extension workers, the problem of food insecurity could be reduced in these areas. Based on these findings recommendations were made, among which was that the government should use Extension Workers to distribute food and drugs to the affected areas to improve their health and food security.
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