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Nigeria
Preparing for floods in West Africa
14 Jun 2013, IRIN
West African and Sahel countries are are expected to be the area with the highest risk of above average number of extreme precipitating events that may lead to flash floods. According to the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, direct losses from disasters have been underestimated by at least 50 percent. The cost to the global economy is in the region of US$2.5 trillion since the start of this century...
National Platform
- National Platform Focal Point:
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) - Website:http://www.nema.gov.ng/
- Contact:Deputy Director/Head
- Phone:(+234) 9-4137640 (+234) 9-2905777
- HFA Focal Point:
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) - Website:http://www.nema.gov.ng/
- Contact:Deputy Director/Head
- Phone:(+234) 9-4137640 (+234) 9-2905777
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Nigeria: National disaster response plan2002, Nigeria - gov
- Nigeria: National disaster framework2010, Nigeria - gov
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- Nigeria: Review of current and planned adaptation action2011, Adaptation Partnership
- Nigeria: Common country assessment - CCA (2001)2001, UNDG
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 1983 | 3,000,000 |  |
| Flood | 2010 | 1,500,200 | |
| Flood | 1994 | 580,000 | |
| Flood | 1988 | 300,000 | |
| Flood | 2003 | 210,000 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in disaster risk management and development studiesCDRM&DS, Nigeria (Minna)
- Masters in disaster risk management and development studiesCDRM&DS, Nigeria (Minna)
- MSC Disaster Risk Management & Development StudiesCDRMDS, Nigeria (Port Harcourt)
Disaster risk reduction in school curricula: case studies from thirty countries2012, UNICEF; UNESCO
Disaster risk management strategy in West Africa and the Sahel (2011-2013)2011, FAO Headquarters
Building capabilities for flood disaster and hazard preparedness and risk reduction in Nigeria: need for spatial planning and land management2012, Clarion University of Pennsylvania
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Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.