AWARENESS AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN TUDUN WADA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KANO STATE.

Garba, J.I.*, Sawa, B.A. and Shariason, A.A.

The problem of Climate Change has become a serious issue and the concomitant effect is the increase in the rate of aridity in Northern Nigeria which hampers crop yield thereby affecting food security therefore making farmers adopt some strategies to ameliorate the phenomena. This study assessed farmers’ adaptation strategies to Climate Change in Tudun Wada Local Government Area of Kano State. The study utilised both primary data which was sourced from 400 sampled respondents and secondary data which includes rainfall and temperature data. The data was analysed using inferential (trend line equation and Likert scale) and non-inferential statistics. Results revealed that rainfall in the area is slightly increasing as it has a Y - value of 0.383 while daily average temperature in the area is increasing with a trend of 0.026. Use of fertilizer/manure and improved plant variety are the most adopted strategies by farmers which ranks 1st and 2nd respectively. The binary logistic model shows a relationship between the use of fertilizer with rainfall and temperature. The study recommends that government should create conducive climate change policies and improve on the existing service delivery mechanism for climate change awareness and adaptation strategies.

Key words: Adaptation Strategies, Awareness, Climate change, Tudun Wada.