S. ODIANA

Climate change presents significant threats to human and environmental systems, with impacts including rising temperatures, flooding, drought, biodiversity loss, and declining agricultural productivity. While a variety of adaptation strategies exist, adoption rates remain relatively low, often due to social, institutional, and psychological barriers rather than a lack of available
measures. This study helps to investigate the underlying factors that hinder individuals from adopting climate change adaptation strategies, with particular focus on psychological, social, financial, institutional, and sociocultural barriers. A structured questionnaire was administered to 160 respondents in Benin City, and the data were analyzed using SPSS for reliability, descriptive statistics, and correlation analysis. The reliability of the instrument used for this study is 0.867. The result revealed that a majority of respondents are aware of climate change adaptation strategies and understand their potential impacts. Contrary to expectations, insufficient finance and sociocultural beliefs were not identified as significant barriers, as most respondents demonstrated that finance was not a barrier to them and cultural openness to adaptation measures. Institutional and government-related barriers were minimal, though concerns about unclear policies and low trust in government initiatives were noted. Psychological barriers, such as low self-efficacy and skepticism toward expert advice, emerged as moderate obstacles, influencing perceptions of responsibility and individual action. Correlation analysis showed a negative relationship between age and education with climate change awareness, while awareness was positively associated with psychological barriers. Therefore, people in the study area have little challenges in term of awareness, finances, institutional, psychological and
sociocultural barriers in adopting climate change adaptation strategies. . However, climate literacy should be integrated into curricula and supported by media and community-based outreach so as to increase awareness.

Climate change has become a significant global threat in the 21st century. This has led to various crises, including irregular precipitation patterns, flooding, melting ice caps, and droughts. These changes are driven by both natural factors and human activities such as greenhouse gas emissions, changes in Earth’s orbit, fossil fuel combustion, and tectonic movements. One of the most critical impacts of climate change is the water supply crisis. This study aim to assess how climate change influences the sustainability of water supply in Agenebode. Data was collected by distribution of one hundred and fifty hard-copy Likert-scale questionnaires to respondents and analyzed using descriptive and correlation statistics through the use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The result shows that there is minimal vulnerability of water supply to climate change, the people do not behave in a way to cope with the impact of climate change, socioeconomic and cultural factor have less influence on domestic water consumption patterns and sustainability and there is little challenges in implementing sustainable water management practices. Therefore, it is seen that the people in the study area have minimal challenges in sustaining domestic water supply in a changing climate. it is recommended that the promotion of climate-resilient infrastructure capable of withstanding floods and droughts is essential for sustainable water management in vulnerable communities