Impacts of Climate Change on Fish Production among Rural Fishing Households in Delta State, Nigeria
| Autor: | P.O Emaziye |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Research and Review. 8:402-407 |
| ISSN: | 2349-9788 2454-2237 |
| DOI: | 10.52403/ijrr.20210447 |
| Popis: | The major aim of the study was to examine the climatic impacts on rural fishing households. Data were obtained with the aid of structured questionnaires and analysed using descriptive statistics and the chi-square analysis model. Multi-stage sampling techniques were adopted in the purposive selection of 45 rural fishing households. Most respondents were aged with large household size and male-headed households. Respondents were mostly married to a secondary school level of education. Respondents were dominated with low annual income indicating poverty which resulted from climatic effects. Flooding was severe that destroyed the rural fishing business resulting in critical climatic impacts. Short term relief measures should be given by the government and donor agencies to easy to agonies of rural fishing households. Keywords: Climate change, fish, impacts, households production. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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