Climate change effects and adaptation strategies in a Nigerian coastal agro-ecological zone

Climate change effects and adaptation strategies in a Nigerian coastal agro-ecological zone Climate change effects and adaptation strategies in a Nigerian coastal Agro-ecological zone Francisca George, Dominic Odulate and Adekunle Idowu Department of Aquaculture & Fisheries Management Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) Ogun State, Nigeria 2nd International Symposium on effects of. [...] 2 Definition of terms Vulnerability: The degree to which a system is susceptible to, and unable to cope with, adverse effects of climate change, including climate variability and extremes Adaptive capacity: Abilities and resources to cope with climate-related changes. [...] Adaptation may be anticipatory (before impacts), autonomous (spontaneous) or planned (the result of deliberate policy decisions) and can occur at different scales: individual, household, government institution, local and national Mitigation: Human intervention to reduce the anthropogenic forcing of the climate system, including strategies to reduce greenhouse gas sources and emissions and enhance. [...] 7 Study objectives • Evaluate fisher folks’ perception of climate change and its effects • Identify and document fisher folks’ coping strategies • Make policy recommendations for building climate change resilience at the state and national levels • Facilitate knowledge sharing for potential climate change adaptation strategies for Nigeria. [...] 8 Methodology A multi-stage sampling procedure involving random sampling of three rural communities selected from a village listing of the study area was obtained from the Agricultural Development Programme (ADP), the Agency responsible for field level agricultural extension services in the State A sample of 41 stakeholders (selected on the basis of the variety of agricultural activities in ea.