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    Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change in the Nigerian Savannah
    (University of Lagos, 2015) Elias, P.O; Fasona, M.J; Adedayo, V.T; Olorunfemi, F.B; Oloukoi, G
    This paper is based on the premise that the adaptive capacity of people and places are closely related to their demographic and socioeconomic characteristics which in turn determines their resilience. It examined the demographic and socioeconomic dimensions of selected agricultural communities in the Nigerian Savanna with the view to assessing their adaptive capacity to climate change. The Nigerian savannah has been largely altered by human related activities which have reduced its capacity to support the teaming rural farming communities and the livelihood systems in the region. Livelihood systems in the region are closely associated with terrestrial ecosystems and changes in global climate could exacerbates the conditions of the rural farmers. The methodology for the study was based on multistage random sampling technique and Rural Rapid Appraisal (RPP) of 11 communities across 10 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in two states of the southwest and north central Nigeria. Household survey, Key Informant Interview of traditional rulers and Government officials were carried out while an intensive Focused Group Discussion among all the actors was done. Both ex-ante and ex-post factors of gender, local knowledge and experience, education, income from farm and off-farm sources, ability to diversify, willingness to adapt, proportion of savings, and local adaptation mechanisms were identified and used to understand adaptive capacity of the local communities to climate change in the region. These factors provide an understanding of existing local actions which could point to future coping and adaption strategies given emerging challenges of climate change. By upscaling the local adaptive capacity it is possible to evolve regional and national policies for improving the resilience of rural agricultural communities.
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    An Evaluation of Policy on Natural Resource Management and Its Impacts on Rural Livelihoods in Nigeria
    (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos, 2013) Adedayo, V.T; Fasona, M.J; Olorunfemi, F.B; Elias, P.O; Oloukoi, G
    This paper provides an analytical review and evaluation of some of the major policy and programme documents related to climate change and natural resource management in Nigeria. .National policy documents on agriculture, forestry, environment, and energy and several national and state programmes and projects that are expected to address the nexus between climate change, natural resources management, poverty alleviation, rural livelihood and food security across communities were analyzed with the view to ascertaining how well the policies are connected, their successes, local appropriateness and challenges in facilitating innovation in ecosystem and natural management, response to climate change and improvement in rural livelihood. In addition, participatory rural appraisal was also carried out with 191 households in 11 communities across 10 LGAs in the wooded savannah to capture the perception of the rural communities on these policy and programme documents and the extent to which it has addressed some of the issues. The findings suggest that strategies to improve natural resources management, climate change conditions, rural livelihoods and food security are well articulated in the policy and programme documents, but evidence on the field suggests a disconnect between the these policies and the true situation on ground even decades after their implementation was supposed to have commenced. The lack of government-community partnership and incentives for community-driven initiatives appear to be a key issue in the lack of successful implementation of programmes that are aimed at improving rural livelihoods as community participation is central to any ecosystems and natural resource management project that wishes to positively impact rural livelihoods.
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    Aspects of natural resource use and adaptation to climate change in the Nigerian Savanna
    (Ibadan University Press, 2015) Fasona, M.J; Oloukoi, G; Olorunfemi, F.B; Elias, P.O; Adedayo, V.T
    This study investigates indigenous knowledge and perceptions on natural resource use, climate change and adaptation among rural communities in the wooded savanna. It combines participatory rural appraisal with vegetal surveys and remote sensing and GIS analysis. The results suggest that communities’ perception on the climate is consistent with results from station data. 94% believes that the pattern of rainfall has changed and 91% believes the pattern of temperature has changed. Twenty-four tree species support the local livelihoods including construction, herbs and therapy, seed and fruit gathering, fuelwood and wood for production of charcoal. Community managed forest is scarce and no indigenous specie is cultivated on woodlot. Conflict in uses has put some local species in danger of extinction. Crop switch remains the most common form of adaptation to climate change but significant percent do not have any adaptation option. Communities are well aware of the threat of climate change and extinction of some local species and are willing to partner with other stakeholders for improved ecosystems management, but are not sufficiently mobilized. We consider that unraveling the key issues surrounding non-implementation of existing policy and programmes documents is primordial to mobilizing the rural communities to action.
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    COVID-19 Pandemic and the Food System: Implications for Food and Nutritional Security in the Lagos Metropolis
    (Unilag Press, 2021) Adedayo, V.T; Fasona, M.J; Adelopo, A; Sanyaolu, A
    Achieving food security is a key dream of most cities globally but its attainment has been a herculean task. This is due to the complexities and multidimensional processes involved in understanding the linear and non-linear relationships between and among its components including food system value chain. Food system is a unique feature that ascertain food security situation in any geographical area, but with COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences on this system, the state of food security has worsened especially in Lagos. Understanding the implications of COVID-19 pandemic on the human wellbeing, livelihood, and food security has been well documented and reported from global and regional perspectives. Only limited reports have, however, been documented in Lagos. Using existing literature, this paper revealed that COVID-19 pandemic and government interventions rolled out to minimize its impacts have both positive and negative implications on the Lagos food system. There was low food production, inadequate food distribution, poor trade, and processing activities as well as huge challenge for food waste/loss management at both the household and community levels. In spite of this, the pandemic has brought increased digital innovations and technology development that kept the food supply chains running to ensure the Lagos food system is sustained. This was achieved through rapid diffusion of digital technologies, internet, computer and mobile phone e-commerce by private and public supermarket chains (Jumia, Konga, Jiji) delivery firms and mobile money firms. The paper concludes by recommending that the government’s post-COVID-19 recovery programme should focus on the food system subsectors where negative impacts were hugely felt during the pandemic.
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    Hydrology of a small urban environment
    (British Hydrological Society (BHS), LONDON, UK, 2004) Odunuga, S.S; Adedayo, V.T; Fasona, M.J; Tejuosho, O.J
    Using a case study approach in a local environment in Lagos, the paper investigated the nexus between population pressure and unplanned land-use activities and confirmed that it exacerbates flooding in Lagos metropolis.
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    Natural Resource Use and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Nigerian Savanna
    (UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY, 2016) Olorunfemi, F.B; Fasona, M.J; Oloukoi, G; Elias, P.O; Adedayo, V.T
    Nigeria is a country at high risk concerning food security, poverty, energy production and most importantly, unsatisfactory infrastructure and economic development (FGN, 2008). In the near future daytime temperatures (mean maximum temperature) are predicted to rise between 3–5oC in most parts of Nigeria and that a decrease in rainfall events will increase drought probabilities (Adejuwon 2006). The effect of these events on the ecosystems will cause increasing water shortage, poor agricultural yield, food insecurity as well as malnutrition and health problems. The future climate projection, coupled with an expected increase in population, would present serious challenges for the ecosystems and the associated livelihoods.