2134/31684
S.O. Gbuyiro
S.O.
Gbuyiro
O. Ojo
O.
Ojo
M. Iso
M.
Iso
C. Okoloye
C.
Okoloye
O. Idowu
O.
Idowu
Climate and water resources management
Loughborough University
2018
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Conference contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/Climate_and_water_resources_management/9591854
17 of the 52 major international rivers of the world are in
sub Saharan Africa. Most of the rivers and some lakes such
as Lake Chad (located in the study area of Nigeria) are
already under severe stress, which is projected to continue
in the foreseeable future (Obasi, 2000). This would make
management of water resources even more difficult. Climate
change and variability are natural and induced stress
that are generally not usually taken into account (Ojo,
1988). The evaluations of the IPCC also point to temperature
increases, precipitation change, increased variability,
and sea level rise (IPCC, 1996). All these factors impact
directly on the availability of water resources.
In this paper therefore,
• Rainfall for four selected stations (Sokoto, Kano, Katsina
and Maiduguri) and water flow for two stations in
Hadeija river basins in the NE hydrological area(all in
the Sahelian region of Nigeria ) are used to study the
variability of rainfall in relation to water resources
management in that region and
• Level of water flow in Kainji Dam (The biggest reservoir
located in the central part of Nigeria) are considered
in relation to hydroelectricity generation in Nigeria.