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EFFECTIVE FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA
ISSUES, BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES Presenter
Engr. Ikenna Okonkwo MNSE, COREN Environment
Advisor, NNPC CHQ, Abuja
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
THE TOPIC FOR PRESENTATION WILL BE DISCUSSED
UNDER THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS.
INTRODUCTION STATEMENT OF PROBLEM A
FOOD FOR THOUGHT FLOOD PLAIN AND
FLOODING PICTURES IN NIGERIA FACTORS
DETERMINING THE EFFECTS OF FLOODING
CONTROL OF FLOODS THE BENEFITS OF
EFFECTIVE FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT THE
CHALLENGES CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATIONS END OF PRESENTATION

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INTRODUCTION


WHAT IS A FLOOD
PLAIN? Is an area of
low lying ground adjacent to a stream or river
that stretches from the banks of
its channel to the base of the enclosing valley
walls and experiences flooding
during periods of high discharge WHERE
ARE THEY FOUND? Are they HABITABLE?
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STATEMENT OF PROBLEM



The people living along the flood plains of both
the major and minor rivers of Nigeria even
though illegally are constantly being ravaged by
the menace of flooding and this keeps recurring
without any end in sight posing a problem of
undue stress to the agencies of Government
saddled with Emergency Management
responsibilities when these disasters occur.
Their habitation along the flood plains also
creates extended flood Damage as the saying that
water must find its level.
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A FOOD FOR THOUGHT



A total of N17.6 Billion was released by the
Federal Government as a palliative measure in
2012 Flooding as was distributed as
follows STATES N13.3 BILLION FEDERAL AGENCIES
(NERMA, FMOW,FMENV, Refugee) N4.3 BILLION
CATEGORY A STATES OYO, KOGI, BENUE, PLATEAU,
ADAMAWA, DELTA, BAYELSA, ANAMBRA
N500M CATEGORY B STATES JIGAWA,KANO,BAUCHI,KADU
NA,NIGER,NASARAWA,TARABA,CROSS-RIVER,EDO, LAGOS,
IMO N400M
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CATEGORY C STATES KWARA, KATSINA, GOMBE,
OGUN, ONDO, EBONYI, ABIA, RIVERS
N300M CATEGORY D STATES - SOKOTO, KEBBI,
ZAMFARA, YOBE, ENUGU, EKITI, OSUN, AKWA-IBOM,
BORNO, FCT N250M RELIEF MATERIALS ALSO CAME
FROM How much was WATER
RESOURCES (39 BILLION ) BUDGET
for 2012????????? DANGOTE GROUP
OIL
COMPANIES FAITH BASED ORGANISATIONS
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FACTORS DETERMINING THE EFFECTS OF FLOODING



(1) THE LEVEL OF PREDICTABILITY This affects
the timing, accuracy and communication of
warnings given before a flood (2) THE RATE OF
ONSET OF THE FLOOD How quickly the water arrives
and the speed at which it rises will govern the
opportunity for people to prepare and respond
effectively for a flood (3) THE SPEED
AND DEPTH OF THE WATER This dictates the level
of exposure of people and property to a flood
(4) THE DURATION OF FLOOD This takes care of the
time that the volume of water lasted in a given
area.

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CONTROL OF FLOODS



(1) PLANTING TO RETAIN EXTRA WATERS (2)
TERRACING HILLSIDES TO SLOW FLOW DOWN THE HILLS
(3) CONSTRUCTION OF FLOOD WAYS, DREDGING
AND MAINTAINING FLOOD PLAIN (4) CONTRUCTION OF
LEVEES, DIKES, DAMS, RESERVOIR AND RETENTION PONDS

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THE BENEFITS OF EFFECTIVE FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT



(1) THE COLOSSAL DAMAGE AND DEATHS
REDUCED (2) GOVERNMENT SPENDINGS ON EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT WILL BE REDUCED (3)
PRESSURE ON NEMA TO ATTEND TO DISASTER IS REDUCED

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THE CHALLENGES



(1) DIFFICULT TERRAIN AND POOR TOWN PLANNING
APPROACH (2) LACK OF MANPOWER AND EQUIPMENT FOR
MONITORING AND INSPECTION (3) LACK OF
ENFORCEMENT OF EXISTING LEGISLATION (4) LACK OF
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION THROUGH MASS HOUSING (5)
INDISCRIMATE DUMPING OF REFUSE IN THE RIVER

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CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS



(1) DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS TO ENFORCE EXISTING
LEGISLATION (2) REGULAR MONITORING AND
INSPECTION OF FLOOD PLAINS AND ROBUST DREDGING
CAMPAIGNS (3) RE-ENACT REALISTIC LOW
COST HOUSING ESTATES AT BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE
LEVEL (4) MINISTRIES OF ENVIRONMENT AT BOTH
FEDERAL AND STATE TO CONTINUE ADVOCACY ON PROPER
DUMPING OF REFUSE AND MANAGEMENT (5) GOVERNMENT
TO PROVIDE THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT THROUGH
PROPER TOWN PLANNING METHODS (6) NIMET TO
CONTINUE TO GIVE WEATHER UPDATES FOR EARLY
WARNING SIGNALS

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END OF PRESENTATION

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