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The Federal Government of Nigeria, with support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has developed a draft National Plan of Action for the implementation of the Sendai Framework (2015-2030) for disaster risk reduction.
Early warning and availability of data about impending severe weather phenomena have been described as the first and critical step in weather disaster risk reduction by any country, according to Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Dr. Anthony Anuforom in a report by THISDAY Live....
'National Emergency Management Agency has identified the place of the media as an important player in the disaster management matrix especially in the area of risk reduction advocacy, disaster mitigation preparedness and response', says THISDAY editor...
The corporate sector has the potential for strengthening and promoting its own safety and protection against natural catastrophes as well as in assisting the community at large in reducing its vulnerability to disasters through direct partnership with NEMA, reports This Day...
In Nigeria, the National Emergency Management Agency chief believes that children should be centrally engaged in reducing the risk of disasters to reduce the impacts on communities, according to a This Day report highlighting the disaster risks in the country and various initiatives led by Nigerians and international agencies...
'It is imperative to map the vulnerability of sea level rise on coastal areas,' said Nigerian Director of the Climate Change Adaptation Unit of the Federal Ministry of Environment Dr. Samuel Adejuwon. 'We need to do the mapping to see the adaptation measures we can put in place in order to combat the effect of climate change'...
'It is high time we re-strategised our monitoring plan with a view to developing appropriate disaster preparedness and early warning systems,' said Dr Saidu Mohammed, Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)...
In a report on rehabilitating disaster victims, the Coordinator of NEMA Nigeria, Alhaji Alhassan Aliyu, announced plans to design an Education Curriculum on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) for educational institutions in the country...
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