Flood alert: FG, UN move to establish unified disaster warning system

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja
The Federal Government has intensified efforts to curb recurring flood disasters in Nigeria by bringing together key emergency, weather, hydrological, telecommunications and space science agencies to establish a unified early warning system aimed at saving lives and reducing the impact of climate-related hazards.
The move followed a high-level inter-agency meeting convened by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Abuja on Wednesday ahead of the national launch of the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) Initiative, a United Nations-backed programme designed to ensure that people at risk receive timely and actionable disaster alerts.
The meeting was at...