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It is critical to consider the resulting effect with regard to migration and conflict
associated with the 2017/2018 drought due to shortage of water in the Goronyo
Dam, because it includes migration, leading to tension, violence, conflict and loss
of livelihood in the affected communities or areas of new settlement. The majority
of those affected by the migration lost their farm land, the source of pasture and
water for their livestock, compelling them to leave their familiar rural environments
to reside in an unfamiliar urban setting.
4.6 The Role of Adaptation (Interventions)
Adapatation to climate change has the potential to mitigate its adverse effects, but
cannot prevent all impacts. Numerous projects and processes designed to reduce the
impact of climate change have been identified that can reduce adverse and enhance
beneficial impacts of climate change, but all come at a cost (Gwary 2008). Adaptation
is necessary to complement efforts to take deliberate action to reduce the sources of
and/or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases. Together, adaptation and mitigation
contribute to sustainable development objectives for dams and reservoirs.
Adaptation activities can promote conservation and sustainable use of man-made
and natural solutions to reduce the impact of changes in and extremes of climate on
cumulative pressures on dams and reservoirs. These activities include the establishment of interconnected, multiple-use reserves designed to take into account projected
changes in climate, and integrated land and water management activities that reduce
non-climate pressures on dams and reservoirs and hence reduce structural and human
vulnerability to changes in climate. The effectiveness of adaptation and mitigation activities are enhanced when they are integrated within broader strategies for
sustainable development.
4.7 Management Approaches for Addressing the Impacts
of Climate Change on Dams (the Goronyo Experience)
The Nigerian government should as a matter of urgency facilitate a sustainable
program to mitigate the upsurge and cumulative effects of climate change. Within
such a strategy, the following approaches for the case of Goronyo Dam are suggested.
4.7.1 Use of Wetlands as Improved Watershed Infrastructures
Wetlands can be used to trap sediment, retain water during high flow periods and
attenuate nutrient loads. Strategically placed constructed or restored wetlands in
watershed headwaters or near dams have the potential to ameliorate the impacts of
M. O. Eduvie and I. F. Oseke
It is critical to consider the resulting effect with regard to migration and conflict
associated with the 2017/2018 drought due to shortage of water in the Goronyo
Dam, because it includes migration, leading to tension, violence, conflict and loss
of livelihood in the affected communities or areas of new settlement. The majority
of those affected by the migration lost their farm land, the source of pasture and
water for their livestock, compelling them to leave their familiar rural environments
to reside in an unfamiliar urban setting.
4.6 The Role of Adaptation (Interventions)
Adapatation to climate change has the potential to mitigate its adverse effects, but
cannot prevent all impacts. Numerous projects and processes designed to reduce the
impact of climate change have been identified that can reduce adverse and enhance
beneficial impacts of climate change, but all come at a cost (Gwary 2008). Adaptation
is necessary to complement efforts to take deliberate action to reduce the sources of
and/or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases. Together, adaptation and mitigation
contribute to sustainable development objectives for dams and reservoirs.
Adaptation activities can promote conservation and sustainable use of man-made
and natural solutions to reduce the impact of changes in and extremes of climate on
cumulative pressures on dams and reservoirs. These activities include the establishment of interconnected, multiple-use reserves designed to take into account projected
changes in climate, and integrated land and water management activities that reduce
non-climate pressures on dams and reservoirs and hence reduce structural and human
vulnerability to changes in climate. The effectiveness of adaptation and mitigation activities are enhanced when they are integrated within broader strategies for
sustainable development.
4.7 Management Approaches for Addressing the Impacts
of Climate Change on Dams (the Goronyo Experience)
The Nigerian government should as a matter of urgency facilitate a sustainable
program to mitigate the upsurge and cumulative effects of climate change. Within
such a strategy, the following approaches for the case of Goronyo Dam are suggested.
4.7.1 Use of Wetlands as Improved Watershed Infrastructures
Wetlands can be used to trap sediment, retain water during high flow periods and
attenuate nutrient loads. Strategically placed constructed or restored wetlands in
watershed headwaters or near dams have the potential to ameliorate the impacts of