Environmental Information Utilization and Requirements In Solid Waste Management Organisations. (A Case Study of Oyo State, Nigeria).

Abstract

The study among other things investigated the availability and accessibility of environmental information ton their information requirements and the sources consulted. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. A purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample and method produced 205 respondents that consisted of 185 policy implementers (P.I) and 20 policy formulators (P.E). A total of one hundred and forth seven cases were finally analysed which included 16 policy formulators (8% of the total sample) and 131 policy implementers (71% of the total sample). Two research questions addressed in the study were analysed using descriptive statistics such as percentage and frequency counts. The findings revealed that both the policy formulators and implementers consulted environmentalrelated journals and publications from international organizations such as UNESCO, WHO, UNICEF, UNDP, and World Bank. However, both the policy formulators and implementers rarely consult important government documents.