ASSESSMENT OF RAINSTORM DISASTER AND COMMUNITY RESPONSE IN BIDA AND ENVIRONS, NIGER STATE,NIGERIA

Abstract

ABSTRACT Rainstorm Disaster is one of the challenges aspect that involve the interaction between man and environment of a wider public concern in the problem of environmental pollution and control. The reduction of the risk of this rainstorm disaster is a major concern to the research work as this natural disaster cannot be stopped but their devastating Effect can be reduced to the barest minimum.The need to sample the opinion of the residence in the study area on how they have been coping with the incidence of rainstorm disaster is of great importance.Findings shows that no landuse is free from this disaster in as much as the land use is vulnerable to effect of the disaster and this effect can be seen in the physical destruction of human abode which is a catalyst to urban decay. This destruction could be in small scale or large scale.Findings suggest that the mitigation strategies employed is such that needs government attention, if the welfare of the citizens is government responsibility. This is because the mitigation strategies have devastating implication to life and property. By the recommendation, Bida town and environs will achieve disaster risk reduction and management if the recommendation is adhered to which is a catalyst for sustainable development because no meaningful economic development without improvement in infrastructure facilities.