Disaster Risk Management

Disaster Risk Management

Lagos calls for calm as state experiences over nine hours of rainfall

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, called for calm over the flash flood caused by the torrential rainfall experienced throughout the...
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Disaster Risk Management

Wildfires threaten unique Brazil ecosystem

Firefighters are battling wildfires in Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland. The Pantanal is a natural region encompassing the world's largest tropical wetland area,...
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NOA promises to sensitise Kogi residents on preventive measures against flooding

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has promised to sensitise Kogi State residents on precautionary measures against flooding, ahead of 2024 rainy season. The state new...
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Disaster Risk Management

SADC leaders launch $5.5bn appeal for drought, flood relief

Southern African leaders launched a $5.5 billion humanitarian appeal on Saturday, May 18, 2024, to assist over 61 million people affected by drought and...
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Disaster Risk Management

NEMA engages Ondo, Gombe stakeholders on flood mitigation

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in collaboration with Ondo State Government on Thursday, May 16, 2024, sensitised stakeholders on flood preparedness, mitigation and...
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Disaster Risk Management

Explosion rocks Shell gas plant in Bayelsa

Multiple explosions were on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, reported at the gas processing plant operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC)...
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Disaster Risk Management

Flooding: Over 15,000 Kenyan children may not resume learning – Charity

More than 15,000 children in Kenya will be unable to return to school next week due to heavy rains and floods. A global charity on...
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Disaster Risk Management

Flood: Namadi orders construction of flood embankments in Jigawa

Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has directed the Ministry of Environment to immediately construct embankments in flood prone areas to check the menace...
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River Basin Authority to resume dam construction after 40 years

The Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority has restarted construction of the Kafin Zaki dam project, in Ningi Local Government Area...
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Ghana boycotts Africa Energies Summit as industry pushes back against discrimination

Ghana has moved to boycott the upcoming Africa Energies Summit in London this May, a decision that reflects growing...
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Renaissance MD to speak at Nigerian Content Lecture Series

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has announced that Tony Attah, Managing Director of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, will speak...

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River Basin Authority to resume dam construction after 40 years

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