Comparative Analysis of the Experiences, Impacts and Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change Among Sahel Zone’s Agro-pastoralists of Northeast, Nigeria.

In order to understand agro-pastoralists' perceptions, the nature of their impacts and adaptation strategies over time, and the relationship between the variables of experience, impact, and adaptation strategies in the North East Nigeria, a comparative analysis of the experience, impact, and mitigation strategies to climate change among agro-pastoralists in Northeast, Nigeria, is therefore essenti. [...] Agro-pastoralists Awareness and Sources of Climate Change Information in Bauchi and Gombe States Findings of the study in Table 2 reveals that 89.1% responded in affirmative that they have heard about climate change in the study area. [...] Additionally, 89.8% of the respondents were of the view that climate change led to the displacement of people from their homes in search of better locations with 92.6% and 86.9% of the respondents holding this view in Bauchi and Gombe States respectively. [...] Adaptation Strategies in Agro-pastoralists Systems in Bauchi and Gombe State The findings of the study in Table 7 reveals that adaptation strategies adopted by agro-pastoralists in the study area include the use of fertilizer and irrigation for crops as indicated by 95.8% of the respondents. [...] The findings of the study in Table 7 reveal that 72.2% of the respondents practice migration of their livestock in search of greener pasture in the study area compared to 75.5% and 70% in Bauchi and Gombe States.