The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has begun a weeklong sensitisation of residents on disaster risk reduction across the six Area Councils of the nation’s capital, Abuja.
The Director, Forecasting, Response and Mitigation of FEMA, Mrs Florence Wenegieme flagged off the exercise, at
the Palace of the Ona of Abaji, Alhaji Adamu Yunusa.
Wenegieme explained that exercise was part of activities to commemorate the 2023 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) with the theme, “Fighting Inequalities for a Resilient Future for All’.
She said that the IDDRR was being commemorated on Oct. 13 of every year, to sensitise residents as the first respondents to disaster situations on how to reduce disaster risk in communities.
She said that the goal was for the people to know how to prevent, reduce, or mitigate disasters.
“If you are aware of eminent disaster, you will be prepared to prevent, and if you can’t prevent you reduce the impact or mitigate the outcome.
“This is part of the strategy to reduce the loss of lives and properties to disasters to the barest minimum,” she said.
She identified some of the…
