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Leadership Roles in Mitigating Flood-Induced Displacement in Patigi Kwara State Nigeria

Floods can happen in a multitude of ways when rivers overflow their banks due to excessive rain, or a ruptured dam upstream, which often causes damage to homes and businesses. Flood mitigation can be adopted to reduce the overall risk of flood damage. The objectives of the study were to investigate the risk on the well-being of flood-induced displaced residents in Patigi Kwara State, Nigeria, examine their coping strategies and identify leadership roles in flood disaster mitigation in the study area. Disaster Risk Management Approach promoted by the United Nations in 2005, being the systematic…