Abstract

The features of changing climate and its variability are becoming increasingly evident 
in different parts of the world. Lagos Mega-city in Nigeria is not an exception. 
Thereby, this study engaged both quantitative and qualitative surveys to examine 
the features of changing climate and its variability through the perception of the 
respondents in Lagos Mega-city, Nigeria. The research acquired data on the extent of 
the awareness and degree of contributions of socio-community features to changing 
climate and its variability through engagement of a structured questionnaire used 
to collect responses from 400 adult households that were randomly selected in 3 
purposeful chosen communities in the Mega-city. Also, supplementary data was 
collected from the focus group discussions conducted on community leaders and 
f
ishmongers in the communities. The results from the participants portray through 
their perceptions that majority of the respondents were aware of change in annual 
climate parameters and patterns which included rainfall, temperature and frequency 
of flooding in the city. It also reveals that most of them had low understanding or 
knowledge of the extent or degree of contribution of various socio-community 
features to climate variability and change. In the end, the study proposes sustainable 
environmental management practises alongside a policy push supporting improved 
and increased knowledge of the awareness of changing climate and its contributing 
factors to encourage the building of resilience in the city.