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NESREA sensitises Gombe residents on mitigating flood

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has urged residents of Gombe State to adopt flood mitigation measures to forestall the disaster. The...

Michael Simire - June 9, 2023

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80 localities under flood risk after Kherson dam destruction, says Ukrainian PM

Ukrainian Prime Minister, Denys Shmyhal, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, said about 80 settlements were under threat of being flooded after the destruction of...

Michael Simire - June 6, 2023

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Flood: FCT to demolish structures built on waterways, flood plains

FCT Permanent Secretary, Mr Olusade Adesola, says that the FCT Administration will continue to demolish structures built on waterways and flood plains to mitigate...

Michael Simire - June 5, 2023

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Google expands flood alerts to 80 countries

Google on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, announced the expansion of its Flood Hub platform to cover 80 countries worldwide, adding eight new countries in...

Michael Simire - May 24, 2023

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Flood: NEMA partners with NiMet, NIHSA on early warning alerts

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has partnered the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) to downscale early warning flood...

Michael Simire - May 22, 2023

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Nations commit to accelerate resilience building in face of spiralling disasters

Representatives from UN Member States meeting in New York this week have agreed on greater political commitment to resilience building. It comes in a context...

Michael Simire - May 18, 2023

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German consortium develops flood risks reduction products for Ghana

We are in the month of May and in Ghana, the major raining season with its associated annual floods have started. And as usual,...

Michael Simire - May 17, 2023

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NEMA sensitises communities on impending 2023 flood in Niger

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has organised a community-based sensitisation on the implications of the 2023 impending flood in Niger State. Hajiya Zainab Sai’du,...

Michael Simire - May 17, 2023

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