Nigeria

The purpose of this book is to document a number of case studies from different regions of the world pursuing disaster risk reduction through preparedness, mitigation, emergency response, and recovery activities. The volume contains 14 chapters divided

This collection of case studies looks at practices that support the meaningful participation of women in resilience initiatives while also addressing structural inequalities.

Oxfam defines resilience as ‘the ability of women and men to realize their

The lack of systematic and homogenous records of people being impacted by everyday hazards and disaster events at all scales in many African cities is a major limitation to effective planning for risk reduction. A preliminary assessment of the nature

This report is the first to define and quantify the magnitude of the cooling access challenge, including an assessment of countries facing the biggest risks, measured by extreme heat, food losses, and damaged or destroyed vaccines and medicines. The

The objectives of this study are to identify direct vulnerability factors to fire hazards in selected schools in Ibidan, determine preparedness levels against fire hazards, compare fire hazard vulnerability levels between public and private schools in the

The Connecting Business Initiative (CBi) Progress Report 2017 provides an overview of the achievements of the initiative and results of the first CBi Annual Survey. Whereas feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and based on experiences and lessons

This brief first identifies the locations and populations across Nigeria that face the greatest climate exposure risks and outlines the specific climate risks they face.

This paper examines drought characteristics as an evidence of climate change in two agro-climatic zones of Nigeria and farmers' climate change perceptions of impacts and adaptation strategies.