Drawing on interviews with inhabitants and key informants and also on group discussions, it documents the scale and frequency of flooding in these settlements and the impacts, as well as the individual, household and community responses. Jul 10, 2017 noaas climate prediction center estimated southwest nigeria, including the capital, lagos, picked up generally 3. May 16, 2017 lagos state has only one estuary mouth. Earlier this year heavy rains and thunderstorms caused havoc in lagos, nigerias economic nerve centre and one of africas most populous. Lagos metropolis recorded the first flood in early 1970s and till date, floods both river and coastal floods have become perennial event in the state. The july 10th flood of year 2011 is perhaps an incident that lagosians would not forget in a hurry, as there were many devastating effects of the flood. The purpose of this research work is to identify the factors that lead to flooding. The victoria beach in lagos, has, since the beginning of this century, been important in recreational terms, since the immediate coastal zone erosion in nigeria 223 backshore zone has been intensely builtup and now constitutes the core of the lagos metropolis. Due to poor planning, lack of adequate infrastructure, insufficient funds, and a poor governance and regulatory framework, there is. Also, that the exceptional rainfall being witnessed globally this year had made the atlantic ocean level to rise, adding that this in turn forced lagos lagoon water to rise and spread into the flood prone areas of river. Flooding has become a perennial problem in nigeria. On average there are 121 days per year with more than 0.
Tangier island in chesapeake bay has lost twothirds of its landmass since 1850. The need to resolve flood incidence severity within lagos mega city, call for a well defined decision planning and warning tool with a detailed preparation and planning network. Baily3 1department of geoinformatics and surveying, university of nigeria, enugu campus, nigeria 2school of earth and environmental sciences, university of portsmouth, portsmouth, uk 3department of geography, university of portsmouth, portsmouth, uk. Pdf vulnerability of poor urban coastal communities to flooding in. Assessing the effects of flooding on residential property. The article suggests a holistic approach by the government to get stakeholders, especially the health sector, more actively involved in disaster management planning. If you are looking for new lagos map, then this the map of new lagos will give you the precise imaging that you need. To identify and map the various flood prone areas in aba urban.
International journal of science and technology 31. The flood risk depicted shown areas that have 1 % probability of flood occurrence in 100 years. Some aspects of a historic flooding in nigeria and its effects on some nigerdelta communities. Why vi, lekki, others are flooded, lagos govt explains. In that same year, 30 of 36 nigerias states were affected by the floods 3. Massive floods leave at least 20 dead in capital lagos, nigeria.
Why flooding in nigeria is an increasingly serious problem august 15, 2017 10. At least 20 people have been killed after intense storms hit nigerias capital lagos over the weekend, causing massive floods. Lagos, ibadan, kaduna, jos, and enugu, and high degree of specialization and larger population associated with greater specialization of goods and services. Although the degree and seriousness of the natural disaster fluctuates, flooding remains a recurring phenomenon in most parts of the country. Flood mitigation such as early warning systems and t flood forecas ing, proper urban development, awareness and research should be implemented by the lagos state government. In 2012, the country was hit by the worst flooding which affected 32 states, killing more than 360 people and displacing almost two million others. Increase in the frequency of flooding incidents all over the world and indeed in nigeria is a major cause for concern. Mapping of flood prone areas in surulere, lagos, nigeria. This new lagos free, road, printable map are easy to use and set up in a practical way. According to oyebande 1990 water will always find its way if not well channelized. Being a coastal state, substantial part of its landmass occurs within the. Weather forecast for lagos meteogram for lagos friday 12.
Mr adeyemi abidemi, the permanent secretary, lagos state ministry of environment, on tuesday, said the state government would soon make flooding a thing of the past in the state. In recent times, flooding has been a thing of concern to the nigerian government, particularly during rainy seasons as some of the urban cities are taken by flood. Our mega citys highbrow area was flooded temporarily and the social media went agog with mockery and ridicule. Managing the impacts of storm surges on victoria island. Introduction coastal towns are by far the most developed of africa. Jul 09, 2017 social networks have been buzzing all weekend with photos and videos of different parts of the lekki, victoria island and vgc areas of lagos flooded with rainwater. What lagos govt, residents must do to check flooding in lekki. It is clear from previous studies for example, ajibade et al. Due to poor planning, lack of adequate infrastructure, insufficient funds, and a poor governance and regulatory framework, there is a vast demand gap of 330 mgd. In lagos, it has become a normal phenomenon for floods to accompany heavy and or prolonged rains. Most times, houses, buildings are submerged, peoples properties are destroyed. Floods are major disasters affecting many countries of the world annually especially in most flood plain areas.
This study identified the factors responsible for perennial flooding in mile 12 area of lagos, nigeria which has constituted serious menace in. Flooding is a common natural disaster in nigeria, both in the rural and urban areas which affect millions of people around the globe. The causes of floods in nigeria have been linked to poor urban planning, poorly constructed drainage and climate. Metropolitan lagos which takes up about 33% of the area of lagos. Hydrodynamic modeling of lagos and lekki lagoons ahmed sayed mohamed ahmed senior marine engineer, dar alhandasah shair and partners geotechnical and heavy civil engineering department, smart village, cairoalexandria desert road, street 26, building 10, p. Flooding makokos housing on stilts and use of waterways for transportation and public space offers some strong ideas which could resolve many of the problems caused by flooding. Adelekan department of geography, university of ibadan, ibadan, nigeria correspondence.
Floods do not only damage properties and endanger the lives of human and animals but also produce other secondary effects like outbreak of diseases such as. Virginia sea water collects in front of a home in tangier, virginia, in may 2017. The area is widely seen as an environment only for the reach. The 2012 nigeria floods began in early july 2012, killed 363 people and displaced over 2. Lekki is a high brow environment located within the etiosa lga of lagos. We report findings from a mixed method study of womens gendered experiences with flash floods in the coastal city of lagos, nigeria. The objective of this paper is to ascertain the causes, magnitude, and effects. Between july and october 2012, flooding in nigeria pushed rivers over their banks and submerged hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland. In late july, 2012, at least 39 people were killed due to flooding in plateau state as heavy rainfall caused lamingo dam to overflow to flood several. It was gathered that the persistent overflow of river ogun caused the disaster in the state. A case study of owerri metropolis imo state nigeria augustine chukwuma emeribeole, nigeria 1. Vulnerability of poor urban coastal communities to flooding in lagos, nigeria ibidun o adelekan abstract this paper considers the risks from and vulnerabilities to flooding in four urban poor communities close to the coast in lagos, nigeria.
Subsequently, serious flood disasters have occurred in ibadan in 1963, 1978, april 30, 1980, 1985, 1987 and 1990 destroying many valuable things. Every year, the rainy season in nigeria results in a level of flood depending on the region. Jul 10, 2017 following torrential rains, weekend, causing lekki and victoria island areas of lagos metropolis to be on lock down, environmentalists have called for urgent intervention by the state government. While city officials blame the incident partly on indiscriminate dumping of refuse in drainage channels, the environmen. Map shows the extent of known flooding from satellite images on 1 jan 2015. Drawing on interviews with inhabitants and key informants and also on group discussions. Efforts towards urban flood reduction in the lagos region. The forecasts are very accurate the first days, but become less reliable further into the period. In 2017, floods affected 250,000 people in the easterncentral region. Drawing on narrative accounts from 36 interviews, a survey n 453 and 6 focus group discussions, we investigate the impacts of floods in general and specifically the july 2011 flood event on womens lives, livelihoods, and health. It happens without warning but with a surprise package that always delivers to unprepared community like the ones in sokoto, kaduna, kebbi, ogun, lagos, just. Nigeria floods hit lagos, situation worsens in niger and adamawa states.
Vulnerability of poor urban coastal communities to flooding in lagos. Why flooding in nigeria is an increasingly serious problem. More so, the efforts to keep lagos city clean, as was the case in previous years, seem to have been abandoned. It lies approximately between longitude 2o 42e and 3o 22e and between latitude 6o 22n and 6o 42 n. Lagos witnessed great floods that affected the residents adversely. The guardian nigeria newspaper brings you the latest headlines, opinions, political news, business reports and international news. Impacts of flood disaster in agege local government area. The directorgeneral and chief executive officer of nigerian meteorological agency, nimet, sani mashi, has called for the demolition and reconstruction of structures in lekki, lagos state, to.
This paper considers the risks from and vulnerabilities to flooding in four urban poor communities close to the coast in lagos, nigeria. Although lagos state has been said to have the best flood preparedness plan in nigeria, it has failed to reduce the yearly flood disasters and their impact on the health of the people. Pdf the devastating effect of flooding in nigeria semantic scholar. Wyatt 1997 states that urban areas have tendency to develop at nodal points in transport network and places with good road network will possess relative advantage over locations. Nigeria floods hit lagos, situation worsens in niger and adamawa states 27 october, 2019 flooding has affected several states of nigeria over the last few days, in some cases worsening a situation that first began in late august this year. Flooding, although a common phenomenon all over the world is more rampant. Patterns of vulnerability and resilience among women find, read.
Pdf on dec 1, 20, idowu ajibade and others published urban flooding in lagos, nigeria. Impacts of flood disaster in agege local government area lagos, nigeria olajoke abolade, akeem bamidele muili, stephen adegboyega ikotun ladoke akintola university of technology ogbomoso nigeria, department of urban and regional planning abstract. Residents of lekki peninsula, ikoyi and victoria island has called on the lagos state government to immediately halt all sand filling activities on the island until environmental assessments are. Flood management and governance structure in lagos, nigeria. Assessing the effects of flooding on residential property values in lekki phase i, lagos, nigeria. The drainage channels in the estate are of standard but were all filled up during the heavy downpour that lasted almost a week leading to flooding in some parts of the estate. The lagos state government on sunday urged residents to remain calm and vigilant in the wake of the torrential rain experienced in the state in the last few days.
By stephanie busari, cnn and osman mohamed osman, for cnn. Detailed and highresolution maps of lagos, portugal for free download. Ajah ado badore areas during the recent lekki flood, the ajah areas were some of the places that were affected the most. Vulnerability of poor urban coastal communities to climate change in lagos, nigeria fifth urban research symposium 2009 2 vulnerability of poor urban coastal communities to climate change in lagos, nigeria i. Modelling surface runoff and mapping flood vulnerability. Also, that the exceptional rainfall being witnessed globally this year had made the atlantic ocean level to rise, adding that this in turn forced lagos lagoon water to rise. A critical analysis revealed that many cases of flooding experienced in this country are caused by dam failure, e. For much of the weekend, lagos, africas largest city, has been hit badly by heavy floods.
Henry 1 1cooperative information network, national space research and development agency, obafemi awolowo university campus ileife osun state, nigeria. Pdf causes and consequences of flooding in nigeria. Issues and strategies towards meeting the challenges in the modern world. Sandfilled portion of lagos lagoon at ilubirin resulting in flooding of. Jul 10, 2017 it rained nonstop in lagos for 5 consecutive days and hell was let loose.
The world banks decadeslong push for water privatization including socalled publicprivate partnerships has left the city with dry taps and many people drinking unsafe water or paying exorbitant amounts for water of unknown quality. Various studies had identified location, neighbourhood characters, property characters and environmental characters as factors affecting property values. Urban planning processes in lagos page 1 4 discussion paper on flood and wetland management flood and wetland management should be a political priority since it is the adequate tool to respond to the challenges of urbanisation like population growth, fl oor sealing. According to the national emergency management agency nema, 30 of nigerias 36 states were affected by the floods. Lekki, victoria island, ikeja, surulere and ikorodu. The floods were termed as the worst in 40 years, and affected an estimated total of seven million people. Flood risk management in the coastal city of lagos, nigeria ibidun o. Lagos state is located on the southwestern part of nigeria on the narrow coastal flood plain of the bight of benin. Patterns of vulnerability and resilience among women.
In this study a flood probability map and landuselandcover pattern information of part of lagos ne region, was used to estimate flood risk and probable peak discharge of the different landuselandcover. But with the citys drainage system mostly poorly planned and, in some places, nonexistent, flooding. Flooding and welfare of fishers households in lagos state. In 2016, 92,000 were displaced and 38 died in 2015, more than 100,000 were. Community participation approach to flood disaster management. Ensuring sustainable water supply in lagos, nigeria abstract lagos, the fastest growing city in africa is currently facing a water management crisis. Pdf this paper considers the risks from and vulnerabilities to flooding in four urban poor communities close to the coast in lagos, nigeria.
The management of coastal zone erosion in nigeria sciencedirect. International journal of education and research vol. This year also, there have been cases of severe flooding in lagos after a heavy downpour of rain. Flood risk management in the coastal city of lagos, nigeria. Vulnerability of poor urban coastal communities to. Aba urban is located within latitude 5002 n to 5010 n. Lagos state with population of over 10 million and land mass of about 500 sq.
Jul 09, 2017 lagos, one of africas most populous cities, has been hit by torrential downpour and thunderstorms that has left many parts of the city flooded. Pdf mapping of flood prone areas of surulere in lagos. Floods can also occur in rivers, when flow exceeds. Some aspects of a historic flooding in nigeria and its.
This study evaluates the impacts of flooding on the residents of. Flooding has affected several states of nigeria over the last few days, in some cases worsening a situation that first began in late august this year. Erosion and flooding on victoria island erosion on victoria island the origin of erosion in victoria island can be traced to the construction of two breakwaters between 1908 and 1912 at the entrance to lagos harbour from the sea. Pdf lagos nigeria flooding and influence of urban planning. Article information, pdf download for vulnerability of poor urban. Modellingsurfacerunoffandmappingfloodvulnerability inlagos statefromdigitalelevation model. Urban planning processes in lagos discussion paper on. However, makoko residents are still greatly affected by frequent flooding due to their lack of effective coping strategies for many of the impacts of flooding. Prekeyi tawarifufeyin 1, megbuwe paul 1, adams omokhagbor godleads 1. The study examined the effect of flooding on the fishing households welfare in lagos state.
As a result, those who reside or own properties in the lekki axis of lagos are conceived to belong to the rich class of the society. In ibadan, in midjuly, 2012, flooding caused some residents at okeayo and eleyele to flee their residences. The earliest available historical record of flooding in lagos dates back to 1947 when. Travel guide to touristic destinations, museums and architecture in lagos. Patterns of vulnerability and resilience among women, global environmental change on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Phillips4 1dept of polymer and textile technology, yaba college of technology, lagos, nigeria 2dept of chemical science, yaba college of technology, lagos, nigeria 3dept of biological science, yaba college of technology, lagos, nigeria. Assessing the effects of flooding on residential property values in lekki phase i, lagos, nigeria ajibola, m. Due to high rate of development within the state, several suburb of the lagos metropolis are also being rapidly developed. Impacts of flood disaster in agege local government area lagos.
Sometimes they can be fatal, especially in the rural zones or overcrowded ghetto, where drains do not exist at all. Ensuring sustainable water supply in lagos, nigeria. Results show that majority of the land area of surulere is prone to flooding. The mistake of lagos lekki flood by lekan afolabi bellanaija. Data were collected with the aid of structured questionnaire to elicit information from 412 fishers selected through a multistage random sampling technique. Flood vulnerability assessment in lagos city using multi criteria analysis gelleh i.
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