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The Assessment Of Flooding Problems
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Adebajo (2010) noted that the water level in
Lagos is high and it is to a large extent, surrounded by water and that
the topography of the city is relatively flat and flat terrains do not
give much room for the design and construction of proper functional self
cleaning drains in terms of minimum allowable slopes etc. Nigerians are
permanently accustomed to dirt. This Evidence of this can be seen
every day by way of indiscriminate discharge of garbage into drains and
at times on the highway. In urban areas, Nigerian cities have been
described as some of the dirtiest, most unsanitary and the least
aesthetically pleasing in the world (Mabogunje 1996).Waste disposal
habit of the people, Ignorance coupled with poverty may be adduced to
the habit of most people in Lagos metropolis especially in the densely
populated states. It beats one hollow to see a man defecating in broad
daylight on the side of the high way or a woman with her wrapper pulled
up urinating on the sidewalk or gutter in full glare of the public. Or
where a man parks his/her car and throws waste on the street, then one
begins to wonder the reason or reasons for those dirty habits of our
people.
1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
To access flooding problems in makoko area ofLagos state and proffer sustainable solution
What are the causes of flooding in makoko community
What are the effects of flooding in the makoko community
What are the appropriate ways to reduce flooding and better the drainage channels in the area.
Are those effects caused by natural or man made factors.
1.4AIM AND OBJECTIVE
To accessflooding problems in Makoko area of Lagos state and proffer sustainable solution
i. Identify and evaluate the drainage channels in the study area
ii. Examine the effects of flooding in the study area
iii. To examine the causes of flooding in the study area
iv. Examine past efforts of curbing the problem.
1.5STUDY AREA
According
to Squattercity (2007), Makoko settlement is primarily known as a
fishing community whose inhabitant have lived and fished and lived on
the local waters of Lagos lagoon for almost a hundred years with an
estimated population of 85,165 the settlement is based partly on the
lagoon and party on land bordering the lagoon. Some of the inhabitants
of Makoko are notably immigrant fishermen. Inhabitants on the lagoon are
said to be mainly the Ijaw and Egun people in Nigeria and from other
neighbouring countries like Benin Republic, Cameroun, Ghana and
Togo.There is a network of wooden planks that connects the settlement to
the main land, which is also used by canoe makers and allows access to
the outside world to buy the canoes.
The inhabitants on land are said to be mainly Nigerians from different parts of the
country.
The community based on the land regularly suffers from heavy flooding
that is knee deep. The average monthly income is said to be between
10,773 Naira (US $92) and 15,000 Naira (US$ 127) monthly. There are
various occupations found in Makoko, but the major occupation found in
the settlement are fishing and trading (LMDP Report 2002)
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study focused on the assessment of flooding problems in makoko area of Lagos state. The aim and objective was to identify and asses the drainage channel in the study area, the effects of flooding in the study area, to examine the causes of flooding in the study area and to examine past efforts of curbing flooding problems in the study area.Both primary and secondary sources of data were employed with focus on the residents of the study area in order to capture their views on the effects of ... Continue reading---
