COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF CLIMATE CRISIS ON RURAL LIVELIHOOD OPTIONS BETWEEN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES OF KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA
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https://doi.org/10.33003/jees.2025.0201/05Keywords:
Comparative analysis, effect, climate crisis, rural livelihood options, agro-ecological zonesAbstract
This study conducted a comparative analysis of the effect of the climate crisis on rural livelihood options between the northern and southern agro-ecological zones of Katsina State. Data for this study were generated by administering structured questionnaires, and the data analysis was achieved using descriptive statistics. The study’s significant findings revealed that 16.1% of the respondents engaged in regenerative and 10.9% extractive rural livelihood options, while 73% engaged in both options in the Northern zone. In the Southern zone, 20.2% and 15.7% of the respondents engaged in regenerative and extractive livelihood options, and 64.1% engaged in both options. The results also show that 30.8% of the respondents perceived a nuisance effect due to the climate crisis, while 44.2% and 25% perceived damage and disruption, respectively, in the Northern zone. In the Southern zone, 40.2% of the respondents perceived a nuisance, 29.8% perceived damage, and 30% perceived disruption. The result further shows that 38.6% of the respondents agreed that the possibility of the climate crisis hurting rural livelihood options is likely to continue happening in the Northern zone. In comparison, 42.9% of respondents in the Southern zone share a similar view to that of the Northern zone. The study concluded that the livelihood options were vulnerable to the climate crisis, and the possibility of hurting rural livelihood options will continue. The study recommended that rural communities should engage in and be aware of awareness campaigns on the dangers of the climate crisis to their resource base and livelihood options.
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