Effect of climate change on social development programmes in Kosofe Local Government Area, Lagos State, Nigeria

Abstract

Climate change is a significant global threat to humanity and its effect cannot be over emphasized. It requires social development solutions and action. The ability of local communities to adapt to the numerous and varied effects of climate change is a pressing concern on the global agenda. Thus, this study assessed the climate change effect and social development programmes in Kosofe Local Government Area, Lagos State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design while a proportional simple random sample was used to select the 250respondents. A standardized questionnaire was used for data collection with a reliability coefficient of .86. Analysis of data was done using descriptive statistics, and regression analysis fixed at the 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed a significant influence of climate change effect on social development programmes, economic support programmes, and self-help project support. It is therefore concluded that the challenges of climate have equally paved ways to various economic and social development programmes in order to alleviate the problem created as a result of climate change. There is the need to prevent the effects of climate change in our community through conscientious efforts and serious adaptation measures.