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Mapping suitable sites for water storage structure in the Sokoto-Rima basin of northwest Nigeria

The persistent phenomenon of climate change has resulted in increased dryness and incidence of intermittent drought event as well as advancement of Sahara desert into the Sudano-Sahelian region of northern Nigeria. Part of the effect of this climate variability is increased intensity of rainfall albeit reduction in total amount rainfall, consequently producing high runoff, low infiltration and eventually creating the problem of water scarcity, which has adversely affected crop production, culminating in crop failures and pest infestation in some cases. Adaptation scheme involving rainwater man…