The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are to develop a national disaster risk reduction strategy and action plan to mitigate disasters.
The Director-General of NEMA, Mr Mustapha Habib-Ahmed, made this known at the opening of a two-day workshop on disaster risk reduction strategic action plan 2023-2030 for Nigeria on Monday, December 18, 2023, in Kano.
Habib-Ahmed, represented by NEMA’s Director of Disaster Risk Reduction, Dr Daniel Obot, said that need to develop the plan arose from the assessment findings conducted by the overseas development institute.
He said the unprecedented recurring boat mishap, building collapse, urban market fires and hydro-metrological hazards which have become dominant in Nigeria’s disaster risk profile compelled them to develop the management plan.
“Management of disaster risks is anchored on Preparedness, Mitigation, Risk Reduction and Adaptation,” he said.
The workshop is themed: “Strengthening Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation for Resilience in the Sahel Region: Fostering Risk-informed…
