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Social Consequences of Environmental Change in the Niger Delta of Nigeria

Author(s) -

Akachi Odoemene

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of sustainable development

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1913-9071

pISSN - 1913-9063

DOI - 10.5539/jsd.v4n2p123

Subject(s) - niger delta , livelihood , underdevelopment , delta , poverty , environmental change , geography , development economics , climate change , socioeconomics , agriculture , economic growth , political science , environmental protection , ecology , sociology , economics , biology , archaeology , engineering , aerospace engineering

The Niger Delta is dying. Petrobusiness activities have caused severe environmental damage and climate change in its communities thus leading to massive destruction of farmlands, wild and marine lives. This has not been without dire social consequences on local communities of the Niger Delta which are doubly impoverished with attendant increase in abuse occasioned by struggle for survival. This paper interrogates issues of interest in the concrete experiences of Niger Delta communities in Nigeria in relation to environmental change. It highlights the transition of the delta to its present state and explores the social consequences of this downturn in delta communities. It argues that while the destruction of traditional means of livelihood has forced Niger Delta peoples into an environment-related poverty, deteriorating living conditions, and massive underdevelopment, environmental change in the area has led to new patterns of adaptation and survival. Both primary and secondary sources were used for the purposes of the study.

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