Texas Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies ISSN NO : 2770-0003 https://zienjournals.com Date of Publication : 05-12-2021 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A Bi-Monthly, Peer Reviewed International Journal [44] Volume 3 Acquisition of Flood Disaster Risk Reduction Indigenous Knowledge in Kaduna Floodplain, Kaduna Town, Nigeria Amos Danladi 1,* , Gabriel Hoh Teck Ling 2 , Alhassan Dahiru Dan’arewa 1 , Yunusa Zubairu Lawal 1 , Philemon Akoka 1 , Modi Sule Zango 3 , Solomon Zakka Dyachia 4 *Corresponding Author’s Email: amosdanladi171@gmail.com (+2349063100649, +2348076186212) 1 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Environmental Studies, Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, P.M.B 1061, Zaria, Kaduna State Nigeria 2 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying, Universiti Tecknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia. 3 Department of Architecture, School of Environmental Studies, Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, P.M.B 1061, Zaria, Kaduna State Nigeria. 4 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Oye-Are Road, Ekiti State, Nigeria Annotation: Generally, the biosphere is undergoing greater weather excesses, variations in rainfall patterns, heat and cold waves, as well as growing droughts and floods. These phenomena have undesirable effects on the surroundings and on people’s lives and occupations. Side-lined groups and societies in the poorest counties of the world are predominantly impacted, even as they are least accountable for these variations (United Nations Development Programme (UNDP, 2009). Introduction Generally, the biosphere is undergoing greater weather excesses, variations in rainfall patterns, heat and cold waves, as well as growing droughts and floods. These phenomena have undesirable effects on the surroundings and on people’s lives and occupations. Side-lined groups and societies in the poorest counties of the world are predominantly impacted, even as they are least accountable for these variations (United Nations Development Programme (UNDP, 2009). UNDP (2004) proclaims that flooding is the consequence of natural threat and human susceptibility coming together. Unquestionably, flood catastrophe do not only occur in a physical setting, it also happen in a social and political setting, this suggest that flood disaster not only disclose the fundamental social, economic, political and environmental complications, but regrettably they contribute to deteriorating them, thwarting economic and social advancement. Considering the devastating impacts of floods, over the years structural measures of flood control and management have been used to manage and control this phenomenon but still the incessant occurring nature of floods remains pronounce globally as well as the local peculiarities of Kaduna floodplain which in turn demands the need for indigenous knowledge strategies (alongside the use of structural measures) which also can play an important role for flood DRR. This, however, prompted the need for this study to explore how indigenous knowledge in flood DRR which has claim credibility in other regions around the world can be acquired in Kaduna floodplain; in which without the acquisition of this form of knowledge it cannot be put into use to the extent of reducing the catastrophic nature of flood disaster in the study area. This is premised on the fact that each region around the world have their own local peculiarities. Literature Review Concept of Indigenous Knowledge Blessing (2011) and Sletti (2017) described IK as a tacit knowledge. Basically, it is the knowledge assimilated due years of experience dealing with a specific phenomenon. It provides the basis for problem solving strategies for local communities particularly the poor. In other words, IK is referred to local knowledge existing within and developed regarding a specific condition (s) by people indigenously in a particular area. Thus, it was found in varied literature that communities around the globe are conscious of the prevailing