Climate Change and Rehabilitation Programmes for Flood Victims in Niger Delta.
This study investigates the reoccurrences of flood disaster and the socio-economic rehabilitation programmes for flood victims in Niger Delta of Nigeria. Theoretically, disaster vulnerability theory was used to x-ray the incidence of climate change and flood. The study adopted the cross-sectional research design where questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection and purposefully selected Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States as part of the states that makes up Niger Delta. The total population comprises all flood disaster victims. Out of which a sample size of 400 respondents were gotten from the study population using Taro-Yamane Formula. The study evaluated the socio-economic rehabilitation programmes for flood victims, and concluded that although there are indications of socio-economic progrmmaes with the intention of helping victims. The study also find out that climate change is making flooding event frequent and worse in Niger Delta. Therefore, there is need to intensify the planning and execution of disaster management programmes, conduct a post disaster need assessment to know the need of the impacted persons, and there should be people oriented poverty alleviation programmes.
Keywords: Climate change, flood, natural disaster, rainfall, environment and hazard.
