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Title

 Tackling environmental disasters in Nigeria

Geographic region

 Africa

Target group

 Academics and scientists; Communities; Policy makers; Practitioners; Private sector

Purpose
 

Activities
 

Expected outcome
 

Indicators of achievement
 

Date of submission

 28/02/2023

Further information
 

NWPPartner
Institute for Land and Community Resilience, Federal University

NWPPartners
 

Other action pledges
 

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Geographic scope

 National

Adaptation element

 Capacity building; Education and training; Impact assessment; Science and research; Vulnerability assessment

Adaptation sector/theme

 Community-based adaptation; Disaster risk reduction; Ecosystems; Human settlements; Indigenous and traditional knowledge; Urban resilience

Climate hazard

 Floods; Land and forest degradation; Loss of biodiversity

Implementing partners
UNEP

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Abbreviation

 ILCR, FUTMINNA

Weblink
https://futminna.edu.ng/

Type of organization

 Research institution; University/education/training organization

NWPUserTitle

 Mr.

NWPName

 Gbenga

NWPSurname

 Morenikeji

Job title

 Research/Lecturing

NWPStreet

 Flat 2, N0 50 Garba Aliyu Street, FUT Professorial Quarters,Bosso Estate Minna, Nigeria

NWPZip

 920001

Country
Nigeria

NWPTel

 +2347036411810

NWPPrimaryEmail

 gbenga.morenikeji@futminna.edu.ng

NWPSecendaryEmail

 gbenga.morenikeji@futminna.edu.ng

NWPGPLL
Following the study, various government agencies, learning institutions and community leaders from the Mararaban Rido community agreed to form countrywide community emergency awareness committees. The stakeholders involved are the National Emergency Management Agency; the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps; the National Environmental Standards Regulatory and Enforcement Agency; the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency; and community leaders from youth, women, and religious groups, retired soldiers, and police officers. The mandate of these committees is to coordinate risk identification and assessment, hazard mapping, prioritization and community resilience. They will initially focus on fires, epidemics, and floods.

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NWPTypeOfKnowledge

 Technical document/report

Description
Between February and June 2018, UN Environment and Nigeria’s Minna-based Federal University of Technology/Centre for Disaster Risk Management and Development Studies carried out a study on how the communities around the refinery respond to natural and man-made hazards and emergencies. The assessment was conducted within the framework of the Awareness and Preparedness for Emergency at Local Level (APELL) initiative, designed by UN Environment.

Outcome
Following the study, various government agencies, learning institutions and community leaders from the Mararaban Rido community agreed to form countrywide community emergency awareness committees. The stakeholders involved are the National Emergency Management Agency; the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps; the National Environmental Standards Regulatory and Enforcement Agency; the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency; and community leaders from youth, women, and religious groups, retired soldiers, and police officers.

NWPInformationType

 Case study

NWPStatus

 Processed

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Last modified at 30/11/2023 09:55 by Serkant Samurkas