Flooding and Food Security in Anambra State Nigeria: A Study of the 2022 Cases of Ogbaru Local Government Area

Abstract

Food is connected to sustainable development goals in numerous ways, as food security is key to achieving sustainable development. The world is currently not on track to achieve the set sustainable development goals (SDGs). In Nigeria, flooding is a recurrent disaster and constitutes a setback to success with the SDGs and sustainable development. Flooding disasters are a threat to food security due to their impact on the food system. The contemporary food security concept has been broadened to encompass issues such as natural disasters that include floods, drought and diseases because of their impact on human survival in comparison to effects of war, genocide, and terrorism. The topic flooding and food security in Anambra state Nigeria: A study the 2022 cases of Akili Ogidi and Akili Ozizo in Ogbaru Local Government. The research is quantitative in nature and the survey research design was adopted, primary source of data collection was used through the instrument of questionnaires. While Eco-violence theory was utilized as analytic framework. The study found that there is a significant effect of flood on the lives and properties of the populace of Ogbaru Local Government Area and that there is a significant effect of climate change on food production which in turn has a devastating impact on the security of the area understudy. The study recommends a need for repair and construction of new drainages and construction of flood diversion channel, building of dams to harvest the rain water, relocation to higher ground as a necessary condition.