Impact of Climatic Change on Livelihood of Rural Dwellers in Kwara State

Eight local government areas in Sokoto East senatorial district being the areas that are prone to the effects of climate change were purposively selected. Proportionate sampling was employed to select the villages. A total of two thousand (2000) questionnaires were administered and one thousand four hundred and ninety three returned. The data collected were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis (frequency and percentages) to analyze socio- economic characteristics of the farmers, The result indicated significant impact of climate change on livelihood such that 5.7% of people loss their lives due to flood, 18.3% of livestock were destroyed due to flood and 22.7% of the respondents agreed that livestock were destroyed due to harsh weather. 43.9% of the respondents also indicated that farm produce were invaded by birds (quelea), 40.8% showed that deforestation was the major cause of climate change, 25.1% agreed that over population was imminent in the selected LGA sampled.