Appraising Construction Practitioners' Preparedness to Mitigate Climate Change in Nigeria: The Way Forward

Abstract

Studies have shown continuous global warming and climate change may threaten construction stakeholders, including construction practitioners especially in developing countries like Nigeria. There is a paucity of literature regarding construction practitioners’ preparedness to mitigate climate change. Hence, Thus, this study explored construction practitioners’ preparedness level to mitigate climate change in Nigeria. A qualitative research method was adopted through face-to-face interviews. The researchers engaged 17 participants from Abuja and Benin City, and saturation was achieved. The study analysed collated data manually and presented findings in the thematic pattern. Findings reveal that Nigerian construction practitioners’ level of preparedness is weak and may have challenges coping with the impacts of climate change on the industry. This is an on-going study. Therefore, as part of the study’s contribution, feasible and integrated regulatory policies should be encouraged to mitigate the impacts of climate change on practitioners. This includes climate change sensitisation, prioritising practices to achieve sustainable project transformation, and integrating climate change interventions.

Keywords: Built environment, Carbon monoxide, Climate, Construction practitioner, Nigeria, Resilience.

DOI: 10.54941/ahfe1005282