INDISCRIMINATE and exploitative activities of humans on the environment, especially deforestation, have exacerbated global warming, hence aggravating climate change impacts. Flooding, which is the overflow of water onto dry lands, is one of the consequences of the worsening climate change phenomenon. Nigeria, as Africa’s biggest economy and with a population of over 200 million people, faces numerous environmental and ecological challenges. But it seems that flooding has the most severe and devastating impacts. Flooding is regarded as the major disaster affecting many countries of the world, especially in most flood plain areas. Reports indicate that floods are affecting over 2.8…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
