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November 19-20, 2018 Paris, France
6th Global summit on Climate Change
Volume 9 Climate Change Summit 2018
Journal of Earth Science & Climate Change | ISSN : 2157-7617
Emissions from waste burning, uneven rainfall and flood events as predictors
of climate change effects in a Nigerian community
Flooding and waste management related problems have become matter of public health concern
in the last few years in Ibadan, Nigeria. Over the period 1985 to 2014, it has affected more than
11 million lives with a total of 1100 deaths and property damage exceeding US$17 billion. It is
argued that more robust and scientific approaches to flood risk mitigation such as: flood modeling
and vulnerability assessment are lacking. In this study, waste management activities at Kube-Atenda
in Ibadan with a focus on greenhouse gases emissions (GHS), rainfall pattern and occurrence of
flooding were investigated. Data were collected, using calibrated digital meters; portable global
positioning system (GPS) device and ArcGIS 9.3 to develop maps of GHG distribution pattern in
the community, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) model for GHG generation
potential of solid waste burning in a year and, gamma and Weibull distribution for prediction of
rainfall pattern and flooding in the area. The levels of GHGs reduced with distance away from the
dump site and were higher than regulatory limits. The quality of outdoor air was very poor and in
one year, burning of waste can introduce 70,000 Gg/yr. Since β=6.744 is positive, in three years
from 2014 upward, there is about 40% chance of rainfall exceeding the threshold of 1400 mm
annually, which could lead to flooding in the study area if there is no proper management plan to
cater for the amount of rainfall.
Biography
Hammed Taiwo Babatunde is a Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Ibadan.
He received his Bachelor’s degree in environmental management and toxicology from the University of Agriculture,
Abeokuta,Ogunstate in1999andbothMaster’s(2009)andPhDdegrees(2015) inPublicHealth(EnvironmentalHealth)
from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He has worked in different capacities with NGOs that deal with environmental
sanitation and management since 1998. He was also a Netherlands Fellowships Programs (NFP) award winner for
UNESCO-IHEonlinecourseonSolidWasteandEngineering(2008)andalsoreceived“RoyFWestonAward”,Widener
University, Philadelphia, Pa, USA, 2016 in recognition of his contributions to the field of Solid Waste Technology and
Management. His research interests span areas such as: solid waste recycling (composting, material recovery and
biogas), sewage treatment and excreta disposal. He has published papers in both local and international journals.
Hammed Taiwo Babatunde
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Hammed Taiwo Babatunde et al., J Earth Sci Clim Change 2018, Volume:9
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7617-C5-051
Co-Author
Sridhar M K C
University of Ibadan, Nigeria