Authors :
James Ocholi OGWU
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 10 - October
Scribd :
https://bit.ly/3Dt24un
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7246739
Abstract :
Globally, it is believed that
people’spreparedness to immediately recover from
disaster is a panacea to a sustainable risk management,
considering the increase level of disaster hazards as well
as breakthrough in scientific and technological
advancements. Disaster impacts and risks can be
reduced along with increasing peoples’ preparedness
towards hazards however the extent of this cannot be
ascertained in metropolitan cities in Nigeria. In this
regard therefore, this study evaluates the level of disaster
preparedness as measures to sustainable risk
management in metropolitan cities in selected NorthCentral states in Nigeria, that are highly flood-prone as a
result of Rivers Benue and Niger. In achieving this, a
qualitative approach with use of field observations and
data obtained through responses to questionnaires were
utilized. The results of the study reveals that there is a
low level of disaster preparedness to flood risks
management and the factors responsibleare the low level
of communities’ social capital; risks knowledge
capacities and; the reduced involvement of local and
state governments’institutions. This study therefore
concludes that communities’ preparedness played key
rolesinreducing flood disastersand improving
sustainable risks management. It is therefore
recommended that governments’ institutions charged
with environmental issues should orient the flood prone
communities on how to prepare for flood disasters in
areas of responses, resilience and recovery
Keywords :
Disaster preparedness, community, flood disaster, risk management.
Globally, it is believed that
people’spreparedness to immediately recover from
disaster is a panacea to a sustainable risk management,
considering the increase level of disaster hazards as well
as breakthrough in scientific and technological
advancements. Disaster impacts and risks can be
reduced along with increasing peoples’ preparedness
towards hazards however the extent of this cannot be
ascertained in metropolitan cities in Nigeria. In this
regard therefore, this study evaluates the level of disaster
preparedness as measures to sustainable risk
management in metropolitan cities in selected NorthCentral states in Nigeria, that are highly flood-prone as a
result of Rivers Benue and Niger. In achieving this, a
qualitative approach with use of field observations and
data obtained through responses to questionnaires were
utilized. The results of the study reveals that there is a
low level of disaster preparedness to flood risks
management and the factors responsibleare the low level
of communities’ social capital; risks knowledge
capacities and; the reduced involvement of local and
state governments’institutions. This study therefore
concludes that communities’ preparedness played key
rolesinreducing flood disastersand improving
sustainable risks management. It is therefore
recommended that governments’ institutions charged
with environmental issues should orient the flood prone
communities on how to prepare for flood disasters in
areas of responses, resilience and recovery
Keywords :
Disaster preparedness, community, flood disaster, risk management.
