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ABSTRACT
This study investigated the impact of climate change on social development programmes in Edo State, Nigeria. Through this study, it was found that climate change have a significant impact on the social development and economic activities of the Edo people. In the study area, flooding, garden/forest degradation and brush burning were found to collectively plunder natural resources and the environment. For other stakeholders to check the negative impacts of climate change, serious adaptation measures must be put in place. This research has examined in historical perspective, the economic and social impact of flooding in local communities in Edo State, with a main focus on how Edo State has been experiencing climate change consequences like flood disasters as a result of many factors such as lack of spaces for drainage system, blockage of the drainage system, unplanned towns and cities, poor environmental awareness, inadequate management of wastes, poor construction of drainage system, and poor spatial planning all these help to aggravate flooding during rainy seasons. Findings in this study have contributed to our knowledge of further exposition of all the economic and social impact of flooding disaster in Edo State.
