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Item Evaluation of Municipal Solid Waste Management System and Willingness-to-pay for its Improvements In Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria(Nigerian Journal of Technology (NIJOTECH), Faculty of Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 2015) Ayanshola, Ayanniyi Mufutau; Aremu, Adeniyi S.; Jacob, S.O.; Bilewu, S.O.; Salami, Adebayo WahabThis paper reports the evaluation of households’ usage of the current solid waste management system (SWMS) within the city of Ilorin, central Nigeria and investigates the determinants of household’s willingness-to-Pay (WTP) for its improvement. Data was collected with the aid of a structured questionnaire administered to households within four neighbourhoods that represent the major subdivisions in the metropolis. The multiple regression model was applied in explaining household’s usage of the current system and WTP.The study found that 36% and 64% respectively of the households were unsatisfied and moderately satisfied with the current waste management system.The combined effect of household’s demographic profiles, geometric profile and position of waste management facility gave a significant fitted model to show the relationship between household’s willingness to pay and the considered predictors.Item Prioritization of Adaptation Strategies for Water Supply and Demand under Climate Change and its Variability in Abuja, Nigeria(Journal of Research in Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Management, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria, 2016) Ayanshola, Ayanniyi Mufutau; Jacob, S.O.; Bilewu, S.O; Salami, A.W.; Mokuolu, O.A.Climate change and its impact has become a global and prime event of the 21st century. Its effects on almost all spheres of human existence are worrisome and the low awareness and complete disregard for its causes, impacts and adaptation strategies call for an urgent solution. One of its effects is a sharp variability in available water resources for human use. Created in 1976 and with a current population of over 1.6 million, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city has a growing water supply deficit; occasioned by several factors including climate change. To mitigate the deficiency occasioned by climate change, this study has considered some adaptation strategies and prioritized them. A survey was conducted with the use of a structured questionnaire and hydro-metrological data was also gathered from various relevant agencies. By applying the Analytical Hierarchy Process as a Multicriteria Decision method in the comparison of suitable adaptation strategies, the manager’s strategy of sourcing for an additional water resources had the highest priority vector of 0.4348 while the professional strategy of raising awareness to enhance consumer behavioural change was next with a vector of 0.3097. These two methods are thus recommended to mitigate against the effect of climate change on the water supply deficit in Abuja, Nigeria. The use of water saving devices ranked lowest and thus should be considered as the least attractive option.