Impact of Global Warming on Households in Zaria Local Government Area Kaduna State

Lawal Abullahi Dutsinma, Mohammed Afolabi Idayat

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The study investigates the “Impact of Global Warming on Households in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State”. The objectives of the study are to determine the level of people’s awareness and perception of global warming in the area, to determine the causal factors of global warming in the study area, to assess the socio- economic effect of global warming on household in the area and to identify measure to mitigating the effect of global warming in the area. Survey research design was used and population of the study was one hundred and forty one (140) respondents. The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire. The findings revealed human related respondents have knowledge on the global warming, that most of the casual factors of the global warming in the study area may include deforestation, air pollution, bush burning, urbanization, emission of greenhouse gases, over grazing and gas flaring among others. It was recommended that more emphasis on dissemination of global warming issues through the mass media is highly needed. Government should broadcast program to enlighten farmers and other individual on strategies to reduce factors that aggravate global warming and as well as showcase successful adaptation techniques adopted elsewhere that have local relevance and there is need for extension agents, policy makers and researchers to try and get farmers to effectively adapt to global warming. This can be achieved by providing free extension advice; information on early warning signals and improved farmer education to create proper awareness on global warming and effective adaptation processes that can be employed by farmers.


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