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The aim is to evaluate how local communities cope with flooding and assess the effectiveness of their strategies.

March 25, 2026Open Access

Evaluation of Community-Based Coping and Adaptive Strategies to Flooding in Flood-Prone Areas in Ilorin, Nigeria

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This research evaluates adaptive strategies to flooding in Ilorin, highlighting community coping mechanisms and implications for urban planning.

The aim is to evaluate how local communities cope with flooding and assess the effectiveness of their strategies.
Collected primary data through structured questionnaires, interviews, and field observations.
Analyzed socio-economic characteristics using frequencies and percentages.
Developed Severity of Flood Index (SFI) and Effectiveness of Coping Mechanisms Index (ECI) for analysis.
Sampled 250 respondents from three flood-prone communities in Ilorin.
65.8% of respondents experienced flooding in the past year.
Major causes included heavy rainfall (55.4%) and blocked drainage systems (26.5%).
The most severe impacts were on agriculture and health, with SFI values exceeding 3.5.
Common coping measures included sandbags (35.4%) and drainage clearing (20.0%).
Protective structures were most effective, with an ECI of 2.11.

Abdul-Azeez et al. (2026) studied this question.

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This research evaluates adaptive strategies to flooding in Ilorin, highlighting community coping mechanisms and implications for urban planning.