Flooding in Nigeria and Ghana: opportunities for partnerships in disaster-risk reduction

IF 3.6 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Pub Date : 2021-12-15 DOI:10.1080/15487733.2021.2004742
A. Echendu
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Abstract Disasters annually ravage numerous African countries. Flooding is the most severe and prevalent adverse event and has serious implications for sustainable development. As the world is currently facing the COVID-19 pandemic, disasters such as flooding are still occurring but limited attention is being paid. This research analyzes the cause of flooding in Nigeria and Ghana, two countries regularly affected by floods. Previous analysis of the causes of flooding has mainly been done on a national scale. This work adopts a transnational approach by studying the flooding phenomena in both countries. It highlights an opportunity for international partnership in disaster-risk reduction (DRR) as both Nigeria and Ghana are signatories to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction that advocates an understanding of disaster risk and aims to foster international cooperation. Appreciating the root causes of flooding is the first step in building awareness of the common problem that could be the foundation of seeking and adopting solutions. A systematic review of peer-reviewed papers was conducted. This study finds that the underlying drivers of flooding are similar in the two nations and advocates research and data-sharing as ways of partnering to tackle the common problem. This finding has the potential to promote and facilitate capacity building for DRR and flood-risk management (FRM). Potential solutions could also be scaled to other countries of comparable profiles facing related flooding challenges. This approach is likely to yield better and quicker results while presenting opportunities for partnership in achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that has already suffered COVID-19-related setbacks.
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尼日利亚和加纳的洪水:在减少灾害风险方面建立伙伴关系的机会
每年都有许多非洲国家遭受灾难。洪水是最严重和普遍的不利事件,对可持续发展有严重影响。当前,全球正面临新冠肺炎大流行,洪水等灾害仍在发生,但人们的关注有限。本研究分析了尼日利亚和加纳这两个经常受洪水影响的国家发生洪水的原因。以前对洪水成因的分析主要是在全国范围内进行的。这项工作采用跨国方法,研究了两国的洪水现象。它强调了在减少灾害风险(DRR)方面建立国际伙伴关系的机会,因为尼日利亚和加纳都是《仙台减少灾害风险框架》的签署国,该框架倡导对灾害风险的理解,旨在促进国际合作。了解洪水的根本原因是建立对这一共同问题的认识的第一步,这可能是寻求和采取解决办法的基础。对同行评议的论文进行了系统的审查。这项研究发现,两国洪水的潜在驱动因素是相似的,并主张通过研究和数据共享作为合作解决共同问题的方式。这一发现有可能促进和促进减灾和洪水风险管理(FRM)的能力建设。潜在的解决方案也可以推广到面临相关洪水挑战的其他具有类似概况的国家。这种做法可能会产生更好、更快的结果,同时为伙伴关系提供机会,以实现已经遭受covid -19相关挫折的联合国2030年可持续发展议程。
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Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy
Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
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27 weeks
期刊介绍: Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy is a refereed, open-access journal which recognizes that climate change and other socio-environmental challenges require significant transformation of existing systems of consumption and production. Complex and diverse arrays of societal factors and institutions will in coming decades need to reconfigure agro-food systems, implement renewable energy sources, and reinvent housing, modes of mobility, and lifestyles for the current century and beyond. These innovations will need to be formulated in ways that enhance global equity, reduce unequal access to resources, and enable all people on the planet to lead flourishing lives within biophysical constraints. The journal seeks to advance scientific and political perspectives and to cultivate transdisciplinary discussions involving researchers, policy makers, civic entrepreneurs, and others. The ultimate objective is to encourage the design and deployment of both local experiments and system innovations that contribute to a more sustainable future by empowering individuals and organizations and facilitating processes of social learning.
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