Sustainability and the Effectiveness of BNRCC Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) to Address Climate Change Impact in Nigeria Emmanuel C. Nzegbule, Chinedum Nwajiuba, Gloria Ujor, Robert Onyeneke, Samson Samuel Ogallah, and David Okali Contents Introduction ....................................................................................... 2 Objectives ......................................................................................... 4 Project Methodology and Approach ............................................................. 4 Description of the Study Areas ............................................................... 6 Community Activities and Impact ............................................................... 8 Performance and Sustainability Seven Years After Project Closure ............................ 13 Contribution Toward Gender Equality in the Communities ..................................... 15 Contribution Toward Poverty Reduction in the Communities .................................. 17 Implementation Attributes that Likely Contributed to Sustainability ........................... 18 Conclusion ........................................................................................ 20 References ........................................................................................ 20 E. C. Nzegbule (*) Nigerian Environmental Study Action Team (NEST), Ibadan, Nigeria Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Umudike, Nigeria e-mail: enzegbule@gmail.com C. Nwajiuba · R. Onyeneke Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (FUNAI), Ikwo, Nigeria e-mail: chnwajiuba@yahoo.de; robertonyeneke@yahoo.com G. Ujor · D. Okali Nigerian Environmental Study Action Team (NEST), Ibadan, Nigeria e-mail: gloriacujor@gmail.com; d_okali@yahoo.com S. S. Ogallah Solidaridad/Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), Nairobi, Kenya e-mail: ogalahs7@yahoo.com # Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 W. Leal Filho (ed.), Handbook of Climate Change Resilience, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71025-9_156-1 1