1:20 PMAuthor(s):
*Seidu Mohammed - National Centre for Remote Sensing, Jos Bitrus Dang - National Centre for Remote Sensing, Jos John Ogbole - National Centre for Remote Sensing, Jos Abayomi Alaga - National Centre for Remote Sensing, Jos Joel Ogbokwe - Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics,Nnamdi Azikiwe University,Awka – Nigeria Ojonigu Ati - Geography Department, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Efron Nduke Gajere - National Centre for Remote Sensing, Jos
1:40 PMAuthor(s):
*Godstime K. James - Godstime James - National Space Research & Development Agency (NASRDA), Abuja Nigeria Jimmy Adegoke - Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO USA Peter Nwilo - Department of Surveying & Geoinformatics, University of Lagos Joseph Akinyede - National Space Research & Development Agency (NASRDA), Abuja Nigeria Sylvester Osagie - Division of Business & Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University Altoona, PA USA
Session Description: The Niger delta region, located in south-central Nigeria, is home to the largest Mangrove forest in Africa and fourth largest in the world, following Indonesia, Brazil and Australia. The region is one of the most productive eco-zones in the West African sub-region on account of its rich biodiversity. The Niger Delta is also endowed with immense natural resources, especially hydrocarbon deposits. Crude oil production and export from the region, in the range of two million barrels a day, dominates the Nigeria economy, accounting for over 90% of the Nation's total export earnings. Consequently, the Niger Delta is a prime example of a region undergoing tremendous physical, political and social changes with major environmental and social consequences. This session will include presentations that explore the nature of these pressures; the driving forces behind them; their immediate consequences on sensitive coastal environments; and the complex interactions between these drivers and the socio-economic fabric of the Niger Delta coastal communities. The session will provoke discussions that could help advance our understanding of the dynamics of coastal change through a critical and constructive engagement with the dialectic, politics, conflicts and social equity issues associated with the physical and created environments, which provide the enveloping contexts within which the lives of Niger Delta coastal inhabitants are structured.
