The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has disclosed that Nigeria would witness severe flooding in 2023 as indicated by predictions from relevant agencies.
The Director-General of NEMA, Mr Mustapha Ahmed disclosed this at a two-day Experts’ Technical Meeting on 2023 Climate-Related Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Strategies, on Wednesday, in Abuja.
Ahmed noted that the Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) had provided seasonal climate forecasts and annual flood outlooks.
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He added that the flood catastrophe in 2022 served as a wake-up call and that the organization will send early warning signals to states, Local Government Areas (LGAs), and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The meeting, according to the director-general, would be centred on creating vulnerability and risk mapping that can be used as a reference to prevent major flooding like the one that occurred last year.
Ahmed urged that those living around water channels and flood plains should take precautions.
Story was adapted from Enviro News
