Abstract:
The paper focused on the understanding of‘coping strategics’
and ‘manageability^’ of flood hazard among residents ofjalingo
city of Taraba State. Flood Manageability expresses how
communities’ experience flooding and perceives the hazard in
relation to their capacity to deal with the situation, depending
on their resources and a range of coping mechanisms.
Structured questionnaires relating to coping strategies were
purposively administered to 150 respondents in the study area.
The study revealed that some of the coping strategies included
the movement of people and their properties to higher grounds
during the flood, evacuation and abandoning the flooded area,
relocating completely from the flooded area and constructing
retaining walls, among others. The study recommends the
dredging of River Mayo-Gwoi and construction of floods
detention infrastructure to reduce the impact of flooding in the
study area.
