Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation Among Rural Households in Imo State, Nigeria

Abstract
The study was designed to ascertain the strategies for climate change adaptation among
rural households in Imo State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study ascertained the respondents' level
of awareness on climate change, ascertained their perceived causes of climate change, identified
and documented the effective local adaptation strategies to climate change, and finally identified
factors that militate against effective adaptation to climate change in the study area. All the rural
households in the state constituted the population for the study. A total of 108 respondents, made
up of 12 household heads selected from each of the nine villages purposively selected for the
study were used. Data were collected using semi-structured questionnaires. Percentage
distribution, mean statistic, charts, and factor analysis were used to analyze the data. The major
findings showed that majority (78.3%) of the respondents were aware of climate change. It
further showed that a greater proportion, (about 41%) of the respondents know very little about
climate change.