Authors : Eze, Promise Ikenda; Le-ol Anthony, Evangeline Nkiruka

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 1 - January

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26jan1087

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Abstract : Flooding in Rivers State has significantly impacted over 22,000 residents, with approximately 9,600 people forced to flee their homes. Rivers State was identified by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) as one of the most flood-hit states in Nigeria, with serious impacts in the year 2012 and 2022 amongst other years. These impacts also cuts across 8 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Rivers State such as Ahoada West, Ahoada East, Khana, Ogba-Tai and Egbema-Ndoni, amongst others and displacing 71,700 people in Nigeria, and forcing residence to seek refuge with relatives in nearby Communities. This study highlights the importance and planning, surveying and mapping in post-disaster adaptation and mitigation of flood incidences in Nigeria. Mitigation approaches were highlighted using scientific techniques such as planning and mapping of flooded area prior to reconstruction and mapping of areas for relocation of flood victims to forestall imminent impacts and consequences of flood disaster in Rivers State of Nigeria.

Keywords : Flood Disaster, Planning, Mapping, Flood Mitigation, Reconstruction.

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