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This PDNA presents the findings of the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) conducted in Nigeria following the floods in 2012, from a comprehensive assessment of economic and social impacts, and recommendations for recovery and long-term resilience.
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This report examines the level of preparedness and capacity building to tackle urban flooding in Nigerian cities. Firstly, the incidences of urban flood hazards, causes and impacts were examined; secondly, the role of urbanization as large creator of

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This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Nigeria, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as storm, wild fire, flood, drought, land slide, earthquake and volcano.
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This report presents the organization, structure, work and activities of the Nigerian Committee for the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR).
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This map is part of Maplecroft’s Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI), which forms a central pillar of the Maplecroft’s 5th annual Climate Change and Environmental Risk Atlas. The map ranks the 10 cities which are most at risk. Dhaka, Bangladesh,

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This publication identifies gaps and challenges Nigeria is currently facing to fully engage in preventing, mitigating and reducing natural disaster risks. The assessment is also an opportunity to clearly identify existing capacities both at national and

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This publication captures key national experiences in the integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the curriculum, identifying good practice, noting issues addressed or still lacking, and reviewing learning outcomes. The study researched DRR

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This publication captures key national experiences in the integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the curriculum, identifying good practice, noting issues addressed or still lacking, and reviewing learning outcomes. The study researched DRR

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