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ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL WARMING AND HUMAN HEALTH IN AKWA IBOM AND ENUGU STATES: INVESTIGATING THE DEPENDABLE CONTROLS AND REMEDIAL STRATEGIES OF THE MENACE FOR A HEALTHY HUMAN ENVIRONMENT

ABSTRACT

The study was carried out to assess global warming and human health in Akwa Ibom and Enugu States as well as investigating the dependable controls and remedial strategies of the menace for a healthy human environment. A descriptive survey design was used for this study. The study areas for this research are Akwa Ibom and Enugu States, which are two of the thirty-six (36) states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The target population for this study was all the environmental scientists and medical personnel in Enugu and Akwa Ibom States. In this research, a stratified random sampling technique was used to select a sample size of one hundred and eighty (180) environmental scientists

and medical personnel, comprising 50 environmental scientist and 40 medical personnel from each of the 2 states. The researcher used an instrument tagged “Global Warming and Human Health Questionnaire (GWHHQ)”. The instrument was subjected to face and content validation by one expert in environmental management and another in medicine. A pilot test was carried out on 40 respondents (made up off 25 environmental scientists and 15 medical personnel) from other one state that did not form part of the main study. The instrument was administered to the respondents via direct delivery method. The Researcher ensured that the instrument was properly filled only by the targeted respondents and retrieved immediately to ensure 100% retrieval case. Independent t-test analysis was used in testing the hypotheses at the significance level of 0.05 alpha level. The results were considered significant if calculated t-value was either equal to or greater than the critical t-value and vice versa the null hull hypotheses were upheld. This study a significant difference in the extent of global warming experiences between Akwa Ibom and Enugu States. It also showed significant difference in the causes of Global Warming, health related issues, effects, strategic ways of mitigating and remedial strategies between Akwa Ibom and Enugu States. One of the recommendations was that both states should establish reliable climate-health monitoring systems that track temperature changes, flooding patterns, air quality, and the incidence of climate sensitive diseases. Early warning systems for heatwaves, malaria, cholera, and respiratory infections will

enable timely interventions.

KEYWORDS: Global Warming, Human Health, Healthy Human Environment, Remedial Strategies, Inhibiting Factors, Akwa Ibom State and Enugu State.

Ezekiel James Bassey

INTERCONTINENTAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY VOL 9. NO. 1