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The United Nations Development Programme and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have pledged to help Nigeria's effort to reduce disaster risk in the country, reports the Daily Trust. Applauding NEMA for taking the lead in designing a national strategic plan, the UN Country Director said, 'We must find local solutions…We must also promote inclusion. We all know that during disaster, women, youths, the elderly and people with disabilities are often affected the most.'...

'It is recommended that government at all levels embark on flood prevention and mitigation measures such as construction of reservoirs, weirs as well as the continuous sensitisation of the people living in flood plains which would ensure sustainable socio-economic development in the country,' said Dr Moses Beckley, NIHSA Director General...

Director General, Dr. Anthony Anuforom urged the relevant emergency agencies, state governments and the Federal Government to create awareness about possible irregular flooding and erosion in parts of Nigeria, in order to reduce destruction and loss of lives and property...

Nigeria needs further support from the World Bank on watershed management and land degradation issues, flood disaster and management, said the Minister of Environment. 'We would also look forward to having some discussions and support on drought and desertification management'...

Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has stated that unless governments enforced law and order in the process of urban development planning, cities and towns in Nigeria will continue to suffer from disasters...

An interview with Muhamad Sani-Sidi, head of the National Emergency Managment Agency (NEMA) who has been organizing workshops to sensitize and raise the awareness of the population to understand various forms of natural hazards across the country...

'There are many strategies that could be deployed to address climate change induced-disaster' writes Ojo Adetola, of Youth Against Disasters, for the Daily Trust. 'All tiers of the government, NGOs and CBOs should help the people with appropriate poverty reduction programmes to assist in increasing their adaptive capacity to impacts of climate change...

A team from the Voluntary Service Organization is undertaking an assessment of several communities participating in the Building Nigeria’s Response to Climate Change (BNRCC) project. The project is designed to build climate change adaptation among communities in Makurdi, Kano, Cross River, Bauchi and Maiduguri...