WILBERFORCE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES (WJSS)
ISSN: 2504 – 9232
Special, No. 1, October 2019
Pages 59-75
DOI: 10.36108/wjss/9102.sp.0150
CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOOD SECURITY IN THE NIGER DELTA
LEBARI, GOSPEL NUKOAKA & ONUEGBU, FERGUSON AMAOBI
Abstract
This paper argued that the impact of climate change on food security in the Niger Delta is obvious on both crop and fish productions in the region, as these activities are hugely plagued and threatened. Data for this study were derived from secondary sources and analyzed using qualitative method. This paper concludes that the unpredictability of rainfall and the general changes in weather conditions in the region exposes the height of the situation. The paper therefore, recommended that the Nigerian state must rise up to supporting farmers with needed technology, so as to improve the capacity of food production in the Niger Delta region (and in Nigeria).
Keywords: Climate Change, Global Warming, Food Security, Niger Delta