AN APPRAISAL OF THE IMPACT OF WASTE AND FLOOD ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Waste Management is very important to maintain a safe environment. Flood is a natural hazard, is one of the major environmental crisis that have to be contended with globally. “Poor waste management and Impact of flood hazard are interrelated and both are in fact directly linked to each other.†This research is aimed at looking at how improper waste management and flood affects our environment. Existing literatures on the subject will be x-rayed and impact of these two related and directly linked concepts on the environment will be highlighted. Suggestion will be made to the effect that proper management of waste will reduce flooding and reduce environmental degradation.