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Kenny Folarin, Abuja

The National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA) on Monday received a Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction Equipment for search and rescue operation worth 500 million Japanese Yen from the Japanese Government.

The Director- General, NEMA AVM Muhammadu Muhammed while speaking in Abuja at the Presentation of NEMA 2020 Annual report to the minister of Humanitarian Affairs stated that a total of 9 units of rescue vehicles with rescue equipment and 4 units of mobile water purifier systems with vehicles were donated.

According to Muhammed, a total of 2,353,647 people were affected by the 2020 flood disaster and the agency’s advocacy and engagement with stakeholders led to reduction in the negative impacts of flood on the people.

Meanwhile, Mohammed added in the area of relief intervention, the agency flagged off and distributed palliatives to the COVID-19 frontline states, and delivered humanitarian supports for 148 incidents where assessments were carried out, approved and distributed relief materials to the affected persons.

” These were in addition to the monthly distribution of relief materials to internally displaced persons living in camps in Borno and Adamawa states”. He added.

He added that the new equipment will be distributed to all zonal offices of the Agency across the country.

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Umar Farouq on her part appreciated the kind gesture of the Japanese government, and urge NEMA to make judicious use of the equipment for the effective service delivery to humanity.

Kenny Folarin, Abuja

The Director General, National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA) Muhammadu Muhammed has said that the Agency will continue to map vulnerable communities for emergency response based on Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP).

Muhammed while speaking in Abuja on Wednesday at the Experts’ Technical Meeting of Stakeholders to analyze the 2021 Seasonal Climate Prediction noted that vulnerable communities will not be neglected as “NEMA will continue to map vulnerable communities based on the prediction as indicated by our climate risk monitoring agency to enhance and direct enlightenment campaign in critical states”.

Meanwhile, Muhammed stated that the technical meeting is relevant considering past experiences of unprecedented flood and other disasters that had affected several states of Nigeria and wreaked havoc on communities which had drastically affected the agency’s collected disaster resilience.

He added that the impact of these hazards on lives, properties and environment depends on the country’s level of preparedness which to a large extent relies on efficient early warning systems which stimulates early action mechanisms.

He however assured that NEMA will ensure mechanism that will allow stakeholders at Federal, State and Local Government as well as Communities levels to prepare adequately in order to mitigate and respond to anticipated climate risk and secondary hazards whenever the need arises.

Deputy Director, Planning, Research and Forecasting, NEMA, Mrs Fatima Kasim on her own part stated that the workshop will interpret the various implications of 2021 Seasonal Climate Prediction and also make recommendations in order to prepare for, propose mitigative actions and response to the expected impact of the predicted rainfall pattern especially, flooding.

Kasim, while reiterating the unwavering commitment of NEMA to disaster management noted that the target of the agency is to ensure that emergency situations across the country are handled in line with international best practices.

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NEMA receives Disaster Risk Reduction Equipment

The National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA) on Monday received a Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction Equipment for search and rescue operation worth 500 million Japanese Yen from the Japanese Government.

2021 Seasonal Climate Prediction: Vulnerable Communities will not be neglected – NEMA

The Director General, National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA) Muhammadu Muhammed has said that the Agency will continue to map vulnerable communities for emergency response based on Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP).