PLWDs Worst Hit By Floods, Natural Disasters – NOA

The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Akwa Ibom State Directorate, has raised the alarm that People Living With Disabilities (PLWDs) face high risk of death, deprivation, loss of properties and livelihoods in the face of the threatening natural disasters, especially the flood scourge.
The agency, therefore, advocated for the integration and inclusion of the PLWDs into the climate change policy actions.
Towards a seamless implementation of the integration process, the NOA has launched a partnership agreement with the Centre for Citizens with Disability (CCD) with a view mainstreaming the PLWDs into the climate change discourse.
The initiative was organised under the theme, “PLWDs as...