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Nigeria
Risk reduction culture in Nigeria
21 Feb 2010, Punch, The
Emaka Ezekiel of the Nigerian news agency, Punch, interviewed the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Mohammed Audu-Bida on the challenges facing disaster management in Nigeria...
National Platform
- National Platform Focal Point:
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) - Website:http://www.nema.gov.ng/
- Contact:Assistant Director
- Phone:+234 94131953 +234 8037866356
- HFA Focal Point:
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) - Website:http://www.nema.gov.ng/
- Contact:Assistant Director
- Phone:+234 94131953 +234 8037866356
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Nigeria: National Report on the implementation of the HFA (2007)2007, Nigeria - gov
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- Nigeria: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, NEMA, Nigeria - gov
- Other Development Reports
- Nigeria: Common country assessment - CCA (2001)2001, UNDG
- Nigeria: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2007)2007, IMF; Nigeria - gov; WB
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 0 |  |
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| Drought | 3,254,060 |  |
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| Flood | 226,622 |  |
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| Landslide | 14,038 |  |
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| Earthquake | 1,155 |     |
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| Tsunami | 0 |  |
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Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 1983 | 3,000,000 |  |
| Flood | 1994 | 580,000 | |
| Flood | 1988 | 300,000 | |
| Flood | 2003 | 210,000 | |
| Flood | 1998 | 100,000 | |
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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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From ISDR System and other DRR actors
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.