Tag:disaster risk reduction

Air Pollution: South-South needs special attention – NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says residents of the South-South Zone need special attention due to air pollution in the area. NEMA’s Director-General, Mr...

Disaster risk reduction better than managing humanitarian crisis, says FEMA D-G

The Director-General, FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Mr Abbas Idriss, says it is more economical to invest in disaster reduction initiatives than to tackle disasters. “Experience...

CSOs list ways to combat climate change, curb disaster risk

Nigerian Civil Society Framework on Paris Agreement and SDGs (NCSFPAS) and Climate and Sustainable Development Network (CSDevNet) in collaboration with other stakeholders in the...

Amid climate crisis, UN agencies step up cooperation on disaster risk reduction

A UN report published to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on October 13, 2020 confirms how extreme weather events have come...

Disaster Risk Reduction Day: Civil society in post COP25 review

Civil society actors in the South West region will in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 hold a review of Post COP25...

87 countries should account for disaster losses by 2020 – UNISDR summit

At least 87 countries should systematically account for disaster losses by 2020, which first and foremost constitute losses resulting from the impacts of climate...

Nigeria concretises disaster risk reduction blueprints

Three blueprints relating to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) have been authenticated, courtesy of a gathering of diverse government and private sector stakeholders, who rose...

Nigeria develops Sendai Framework plan to curb disaster risk

Nigeria has developed a National Plan of Action for the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030). This was the outcome...

Latest news

Darma, new minister, pledges to tackle housing deficit with innovation

President Bola Tinubu on Friday, April 24, 2026, administered the oath of office to Dr Muttaqha Darma as the...
- Advertisement -spot_imgspot_img

AU, EU unveil €100m initiatives to boost Africa’s health security, others

The African Union and the European Commission have unveiled new health initiatives worth over €100 million to strengthen health...

Middle East crisis disrupts international natural gas markets, delays global LNG supply wave

The global natural gas market outlook has been significantly altered by the conflict in the Middle East, according to...

Must read

Darma, new minister, pledges to tackle housing deficit with innovation

President Bola Tinubu on Friday, April 24, 2026, administered...

AU, EU unveil €100m initiatives to boost Africa’s health security, others

The African Union and the European Commission have unveiled...