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Flood Vulnerability Assessment of Communities in Hadejia Valley Irrigation Project (H.V.I.P) Jigawa State Nigeria

The aim of this study is to assess vulnerability to flood disaster of communities in the completed sectors of Hadejia Valley Irrigation Project (H.V.I.P). This research is specific in applying digital elevation model to create vulnerability map, identify the causes of flooding and identify some traditional methods of f...

Irrigation Systems in the Arid and Semi-Arid Dryland Environments- A Review

Hashimu A. H., Dauda A., Muhammad A. & Babangida M.

Dryland are a vital part of the earth’s human and physical environments. They encompass grasslands, agricultural lands, forest and urban areas. Dry land ecosystem plays a major role in global biophysical processes by reflecting and absorbing solar radiation and maintaining the balance of atmospheric constituents. They...