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Eromose Ebhuoma
Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Johannesburg 1709, South Africa

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Journal article
Published: 08 September 2020 in Sustainability
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In the wake of a rapidly changing climate, climate services have enabled farmers in developing countries to make informed decisions, necessary for efficient food production. Climate services denote the timely production, translation, delivery and use of climate information to enhance decision-making. However, studies have failed to analyse the extent to which Indigenous farmers residing and producing their food in an environment degraded by multinational corporations (MNCs) utilise climate services. This study addresses this gap by analysing Indigenous farmers’ utilisation of climate services in Igbide, Olomoro and Uzere communities, in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews were used to obtain primary data. Findings suggest that although the activities of Shell British petroleum, a MNC, have compromised food production, other factors have fuelled farmers’ unwillingness to utilise climate services. These include their inability to access assets that can significantly scale up food production and lack of weather stations close to their communities needed to generate downscaled forecasts, amongst others. This paper argues that failure to address these issues may stifle the chances of actualising the first and second sustainable development goals (no poverty and zero hunger) by 2030 in the aforementioned communities.

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Eromose Ebhuoma; Mulala Simatele; Llewellyn Leonard; Osadolor Ebhuoma; Felix Donkor; Henry Tantoh. Theorising Indigenous Farmers’ Utilisation of Climate Services: Lessons from the Oil-Rich Niger Delta. Sustainability 2020, 12, 7349 .

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Eromose Ebhuoma, Mulala Simatele, Llewellyn Leonard, Osadolor Ebhuoma, Felix Donkor, Henry Tantoh. Theorising Indigenous Farmers’ Utilisation of Climate Services: Lessons from the Oil-Rich Niger Delta. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (18):7349.

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Eromose Ebhuoma; Mulala Simatele; Llewellyn Leonard; Osadolor Ebhuoma; Felix Donkor; Henry Tantoh. 2020. "Theorising Indigenous Farmers’ Utilisation of Climate Services: Lessons from the Oil-Rich Niger Delta." Sustainability 12, no. 18: 7349.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2020 in Tourism and hospitality management
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Love O. Idahosa; Eromose E. Ebhuoma. Limitations to Sustainable Resource Management in the Global South: Evidence from the Accommodation Industry. Tourism and hospitality management 2020, 26, 337 -358.

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Love O. Idahosa, Eromose E. Ebhuoma. Limitations to Sustainable Resource Management in the Global South: Evidence from the Accommodation Industry. Tourism and hospitality management. 2020; 26 (2):337-358.

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Love O. Idahosa; Eromose E. Ebhuoma. 2020. "Limitations to Sustainable Resource Management in the Global South: Evidence from the Accommodation Industry." Tourism and hospitality management 26, no. 2: 337-358.

Article
Published: 17 May 2020 in GeoJournal
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In March 2012, the Nigerian meteorological agency forecasted massive flooding for parts of the country, with the displacement of large parts of the population as a consequence. Delta State in southern Nigeria was earmarked as a region expected to be adversely affected by the anticipated flood. Despite the Nigerian Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)—which is tasked with disaster management—sending out early warnings, the flood wreaked devastating havoc in most rural communities in the Delta State. In this regard, this article seeks to highlight the reasons why indigenous farmers in the Delta State were adversely affected by the flood despite timely early warnings. Primary data were obtained from respondents in Igbide, Uzere, and Olomoro communities using group discussions and semi-structured interviews. Also, open-ended questionnaires were administered to agricultural extension officers in the aforementioned communities. Using systems thinking analysis, NEMA’s inability to utilize indigenous communication channels was a major factor that contributed to the failure of early warnings to trigger proactive behaviors. With increased flood episodes anticipated to become the new normal in southern Nigeria by 2050, this article conceptualizes a framework for communicating flood warnings to indigenous farmers in the Delta State by building on shortcomings of the 2012 flood warnings. In so doing, this article contributes to the discourse on effective ways of communicating weather warnings to indigenous farmers in developing countries.

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Eromose Ebhuoma; Llewellyn Leonard. An operational framework for communicating flood warnings to indigenous farmers in southern Nigeria: a systems thinking analysis. GeoJournal 2020, 1 -18.

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Eromose Ebhuoma, Llewellyn Leonard. An operational framework for communicating flood warnings to indigenous farmers in southern Nigeria: a systems thinking analysis. GeoJournal. 2020; ():1-18.

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Eromose Ebhuoma; Llewellyn Leonard. 2020. "An operational framework for communicating flood warnings to indigenous farmers in southern Nigeria: a systems thinking analysis." GeoJournal , no. : 1-18.

Articles
Published: 10 February 2020 in Development in Practice
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In Delta state, Nigeria, where food production is rain-fed, climatic risks have compromised rural livelihoods. Information about future weather conditions can help farmers adapt more efficiently. Data obtained using group discussions and semi-structured interviews revealed that farmers in Delta state rely on indigenous knowledge systems, despite occasional inconsistencies. Most farmers’ trust in seasonal climate forecasts has dwindled because they suffered losses when previously relying on the seasonal forecasts in a planting season. With climatic risks expected to increase by 2030, there is a need to rebuild farmers’ trust in seasonal climate forecasts, using a proposed multiple evidence-based approach.

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Eromose E. Ebhuoma. A framework for integrating scientific forecasts with indigenous systems of weather forecasting in southern Nigeria. Development in Practice 2020, 30, 472 -484.

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Eromose E. Ebhuoma. A framework for integrating scientific forecasts with indigenous systems of weather forecasting in southern Nigeria. Development in Practice. 2020; 30 (4):472-484.

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Eromose E. Ebhuoma. 2020. "A framework for integrating scientific forecasts with indigenous systems of weather forecasting in southern Nigeria." Development in Practice 30, no. 4: 472-484.

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Published: 14 November 2019 in GeoJournal
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This paper examines community-based water supply management (CBWSM) in three rural districts of Northwest Cameroon as well as a review of the literature focusing on some successful community-based natural resource management initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa. Using empirical and secondary data collected through participatory research methods, it is argued that CBWSM has failed to achieve sustainable water supplies in Northwest Cameroon. Findings revealed that centralized control, the prevalence of poverty, passive involvement of public, private and grassroots community has continued to thwart water supplies within these districts. It is important to note that in any natural resource management system, power becomes a crucial factor as it determines who has and does not have access to common-pool resources. This paper argues that argues that strong traditional leadership, resolute devolution, and active participation of rural communities will facilitate and invigorate a platform for capturing the views of diverse user groups and this can bring about a people-centered and community-driven development process. Some aspects of best practice arising from successful case studies in Cameroon can contribute significantly to promoting the development of effective CBWSM in other rural communities with similar characteristics in and out of Cameroon. This will be possible only if rural groups are involved and engaged in the management of their resources while integrating some aspects of best practice.

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Henry Bikwibili Tantoh; Danny Mulala Simatele; Eromose Ebhuoma; Kwabena Donkor; Tracey J. M. McKay. Towards a pro-community-based water resource management system in Northwest Cameroon: practical evidence and lessons of best practices. GeoJournal 2019, 86, 943 -961.

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Henry Bikwibili Tantoh, Danny Mulala Simatele, Eromose Ebhuoma, Kwabena Donkor, Tracey J. M. McKay. Towards a pro-community-based water resource management system in Northwest Cameroon: practical evidence and lessons of best practices. GeoJournal. 2019; 86 (2):943-961.

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Henry Bikwibili Tantoh; Danny Mulala Simatele; Eromose Ebhuoma; Kwabena Donkor; Tracey J. M. McKay. 2019. "Towards a pro-community-based water resource management system in Northwest Cameroon: practical evidence and lessons of best practices." GeoJournal 86, no. 2: 943-961.

Journal article
Published: 10 January 2019 in Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies
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Food production in developing countries has been highly susceptible to both climatic and non-climatic stressors. To identify the factors that prevent the rural poor from producing food efficiently, various participatory methodologies have been utilised. However, most methodologies have implicitly illustrated how vulnerable the livelihood activities of the poor are from an asset-based perspective. As assets give people the capability to thrive, we make a case for the asset vulnerability analytical framework (AVAF) and systems thinking (ST) as an integrated methodological framework. Data for this study were obtained from the rural Delta State of Nigeria through the principles and traditions of participatory research, which include Venn (or institutional) diagrams, transect walks, brainstorming, community risk mapping and historical timelines. Findings indicate that the AVAF, on the one hand, will make it relatively easier for development practitioners to effectively identify the factors that undermine the poor’s ability to maximise their livelihood assets during food production. The ST, on the other hand, will enable development practitioners to visualise the long-term consequences of the continued inability of the poor to maximise their livelihood assets. This article argues that the utilisation of both AVAF and ST will simplify the complex challenges of decision-making. This, in turn, will facilitate the implementation of appropriate policy interventions to protect the crucial assets necessary for the rural poor to produce their food efficiently and sustainably.

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Eromose E. Ebhuoma; Mulala D. Simatele; Henry B. Tantoh; Felix K. Donkor. Asset vulnerability analytical framework and systems thinking as a twin methodology for highlighting factors that undermine efficient food production. Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies 2019, 11, 12 .

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Eromose E. Ebhuoma, Mulala D. Simatele, Henry B. Tantoh, Felix K. Donkor. Asset vulnerability analytical framework and systems thinking as a twin methodology for highlighting factors that undermine efficient food production. Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies. 2019; 11 (1):12.

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Eromose E. Ebhuoma; Mulala D. Simatele; Henry B. Tantoh; Felix K. Donkor. 2019. "Asset vulnerability analytical framework and systems thinking as a twin methodology for highlighting factors that undermine efficient food production." Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies 11, no. 1: 12.

Commentary
Published: 06 April 2018 in Environmental Communication
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Climate services entail providing timely and tailored climate information to end-users in order to facilitate and improve decision-making processes. Climate services are instrumental in socio-economic development and benefit substantially from interdisciplinary collaborations, particularly when including Early Career Researchers (ECRs). This commentary critically discusses deliberations from an interdisciplinary workshop involving ECRs from the United Kingdom and South Africa in 2017, to discuss issues in climate adaptation and climate services development in water resources, food security and agriculture. Outcomes from the discussions revolved around key issues somewhat marginalized within the broader climate service discourse. This commentary discusses what constitutes “effective” communication, framings (user framings, mental models, narratives, co-production) and ethical dimensions in developing climate services that can best serve end-users. It also reflects on how ECRs can help tackle these important thematic areas and advance the discourse on climate services.

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Felix Kwabena Donkor; Candice Howarth; Eromose Ebhuoma; Meaghan Daly; Catherine Vaughan; Lulu Pretorius; Julia Mambo; Dave MacLeod; Andrew Kythreotis; Lindsey Jones; Sam Grainger; Nicola Golding; Julio Araujo Anderson. Climate Services and Communication for Development: The Role of Early Career Researchers in Advancing the Debate. Environmental Communication 2018, 13, 561 -566.

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Felix Kwabena Donkor, Candice Howarth, Eromose Ebhuoma, Meaghan Daly, Catherine Vaughan, Lulu Pretorius, Julia Mambo, Dave MacLeod, Andrew Kythreotis, Lindsey Jones, Sam Grainger, Nicola Golding, Julio Araujo Anderson. Climate Services and Communication for Development: The Role of Early Career Researchers in Advancing the Debate. Environmental Communication. 2018; 13 (5):561-566.

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Felix Kwabena Donkor; Candice Howarth; Eromose Ebhuoma; Meaghan Daly; Catherine Vaughan; Lulu Pretorius; Julia Mambo; Dave MacLeod; Andrew Kythreotis; Lindsey Jones; Sam Grainger; Nicola Golding; Julio Araujo Anderson. 2018. "Climate Services and Communication for Development: The Role of Early Career Researchers in Advancing the Debate." Environmental Communication 13, no. 5: 561-566.

Research article
Published: 22 September 2017 in Climate and Development
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It is acknowledged that subsistence farmers in developing countries rely on indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) to determine the appropriate time, the types and quantity of food to produce in a particular farming season. Due to the unprecedented rate in which climate variability is occurring globally, there are concerns that IKS will become unreliable to predict future weather events accurately, which will compromise the ability for farmers to secure their livelihoods. Nonetheless, some scholars are optimistic that if farmers rely on seasonal climate forecast (SCF), it will facilitate the adoption of planned and more efficient adaptation strategies, thereby ensuring that they continue effectively in food production. While most countries in sub-Saharan Africa have been investing in meteorology, farmers still rely heavily on IKS. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in the Delta State of Nigeria, this paper discusses the factors that contribute towards farmer’s willingness to adhere to IKS. The results suggest that being misled by an inaccurate scientific forecast, and the inability to comprehend how anthropogenic activities contribute to climate change, among others, have contributed to the farmer’s continued reliance on IKS. These issues have been explored within the broader contemporary theoretical arguments and debates revolving around IKS and SCF.

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Eromose E. Ebhuoma; Danny M. Simatele. ‘We know our Terrain’: indigenous knowledge preferred to scientific systems of weather forecasting in the Delta State of Nigeria. Climate and Development 2017, 11, 112 -123.

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Eromose E. Ebhuoma, Danny M. Simatele. ‘We know our Terrain’: indigenous knowledge preferred to scientific systems of weather forecasting in the Delta State of Nigeria. Climate and Development. 2017; 11 (2):112-123.

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Eromose E. Ebhuoma; Danny M. Simatele. 2017. "‘We know our Terrain’: indigenous knowledge preferred to scientific systems of weather forecasting in the Delta State of Nigeria." Climate and Development 11, no. 2: 112-123.