Social Protection, Agro-Environmental Innovation, And Carbon Sequestration Management as Pathways to Climate-Resilient Development: Empirical Evidence from Rural Kogi State, Nigeria
Abstract
The effects of climate change on rural development outcomes in Nigeria is severely adverse, yet responses are still piecemeal and context insensitive. This study Examines how the combination of carbon Sequestrations, agro-environmental Innovations and social protection systems can enhance climate resilience in rural Kogi Imo State. In particular, it: (i) Evaluates the perceptions of households on cross-sectoral synergies; (ii) utilizes an Integration Index in assessing the level of Resilience and integration; (iii) identifies Institutional and governance barriers; and (iv) suggests an evidence-based Framework for implementation at the States level. Data were collected through 217 households and eight Key Informant Interviews by utilizing a concurrent Mixed-methods design across four LGAS-Lokoja, Ajaokuta, Dekina and Kabba/Bunu. Descriptive statistics and ANOVA were used to analyze the quantitative data while qualitative data were analyzed using a thematic analysis. The findings indicate significant differences in resilience over levels of integration (F(3, 213) = 47.62, p < .001). Households with full integration had a significantly higher average resilience score (4.18 out of 5), compared to single domain users who had an average score of (3.12) and those without intervention(2.58). Only 17.1% of respondents were fully integrated. This indicates a significant gap in policy relevance. Such failures were largely due to governance-related issues including institutional blind spots, weak extension systems, and program designs excluding women. The framework proposed by this study is the Kogi Integrated Resilience Strategy (KIRS) Model, which aims to implement integrated resilience pathways and is aligned with Nigeria's climate change act (2021) and the updated Nationally Determined Contributions. The findings provide realistic and empirical insights for improving climate-resilient systems-oriented development.
Keywords
Agro-environmental innovation, carbon Sequestrations, integrated development, social protection systems.
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IRE Journals:
Hassan, Shulnom Jeremiah, Jeff Gar, Aliyu Zubair "Social Protection, Agro-Environmental Innovation, And Carbon Sequestration Management as Pathways to Climate-Resilient Development: Empirical Evidence from Rural Kogi State, Nigeria" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 9 Issue 9 2026 Page 3246-3252 https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I9-1715814
IEEE:
Hassan, Shulnom Jeremiah, Jeff Gar, Aliyu Zubair
"Social Protection, Agro-Environmental Innovation, And Carbon Sequestration Management as Pathways to Climate-Resilient Development: Empirical Evidence from Rural Kogi State, Nigeria" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 9(9) https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I9-1715814
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