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Last-mile household preparedness for future disasters: a study of flooding in Kogi State, Nigeria

taiwoogunwumi@yhaoo.com
September 21, 2026

This paper analysed household preparedness against future floods in Kogi State Last-Mile Communities (LMCs) using 14 indicators and employed chi-square statistics to examine whether households’ socioeconomic characteristics influence their preparedness for future floods.

Results show that across the LMCs in the study area, preparedness against future floods depends on the gender of household heads. While access to flood sensitization resources from responsible agencies is poor, household heads remain a major source of flood education to LMCs. Recommendations and implications for harnessing local-level flood resilience and preparedness are discussed in this paper.

Topics

Anticipatory action

Type of disaster

Flood

Country

Africa , Nigeria

Organization

NGO / Civil Society

Language

English

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