Historical Analysis of the Economic Effect of Drought on Tropical ForestManagement in Northern Nigeria

This paper examined the historical analysis of the economic effect of drought on tropical forest management in Northern Nigeria, causes and effect of drought and recommended solutions to curb the menace of drought in the affected regions in Northern Nigeria. Literatures on concept of drought, causes, effect and tropical forest management in Nigeria were discussed. The adopted a historical review of literatures using secondary data such as internet articles, textbooks, journals and magazines to conduct the research through qualitative study approach. The study finding reveals that the causes of drought were identified as the changing weather patterns, uncontrolled buildup of heat on the earth’s surface, meteorological changes which result in a reduction of rainfall, and reduced cloud cover, all of which results in greater evaporation rates and reasons for drought harming Northern Nigerian were identified thus: widespread poverty, poor infrastructure, heavy disease burdens, high dependence on and unsustainable exploitation of natural resources, and conflicts. The study therefore recommends that government should support the rural farmers through the initiation of programs or policies that monitors reduction in post-harvest crop losses, weather forecast, storage of excess production and livestock management and forest management research centers should be established in institutions in the region where drought is experience