Disaster Risk Management

Disaster Risk Management

Adamawa communities sensitised to flood risks, flood-prone sites inspected in Kaduna

The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) has urged community and traditional rulers, youth groups as well as women’s associations to take ownership of...
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Disaster Risk Management

NEMA unveils grassroots disaster preparedness for 2025 flooding

The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has announced a nationwide awareness and grassroots engagement campaigns reoccurring of disasters in the...
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Disaster Risk Management

World Bank supports Bangladesh in flood risk reduction, recovery

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Thursday, May 15, 2025, approved $270 million in financing to bolster Bangladesh’s flood recovery efforts and...
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Disaster Risk Management

Experts call for improved town planning, waste management to curb flooding

Environmental experts in the South-South have stated that proper planning and waste management are keys to flood prevention in the region. The experts from Cross...
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Disaster Risk Management

Forest Security Service described as missing link in Nigeria’s security architecture

The Deputy Commander-General (Intelligence), Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS), Dr John Metchie, has said the organisation has capacity to plug the gap in Nigeria’s...
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Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa scale up flood mitigation campaign

Stakeholders in the environment sector have intensified sensitisation activities to create awareness to the dangers and mitigation measures to avert perennial flooding in Bauchi, Gombe...
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Disaster Risk Management

North-East states move to prevent flooding

North-Eastern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe have taken measures to contain possible high volume of flooding, in view of a forecast by the...
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Disaster Risk Management

Reps laud Lagos shoreline protection project, bridge security infrastructure

The House of Representatives Committee on Works has expressed satisfaction with the Shoreline Protection project implementation at Marina in Lagos State. The committee described the...
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