Disaster Risks Reduction News Today

Stakeholders in Disaster Risks Reduction and climate change have urged collaborative efforts to tackle the challenges posed by climate change and other

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has marked the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, calling for the need to address disparities and

The Commission on Audit (COA) is now moving towards institutionalizing its CPA technique after five years of pilot audits. The mainstreaming of the CPA technique into regular financial, compliance and performance audits is part of the COA’s initiatives in the calendar years (CYs) 2016-2022 Strategic

About 40 teachers from selected second cycle schools in the Greater Accra region are undergoing a three-day training on Prevention, Response and Resilience to Natural Hazards, and Emergencies in Accra. The training is to equip them on the subject matter and to enable them to impact the knowledge to their…

Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister for the Interior, has advocated for Disaster Risks Reduction (DRR) capacity building at the local levels to achieve results. He said: “We need to accept the fact that all disasters occur at the local level hence that is where capacities need to be strengthened.” Mr.…

President Muhammadu Buhari had announced the sack of Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei-led Interim Management Committee of the NDDC. In a statement, NAPPDRR President, Al-Mustpaha Emem Edoho, and Secretary, Aniekan Willie Akpan, said in sacking the Pondei team “the presidency had clearly stated that it took the decision because of the ‘plethora of litigations and a restraining order issued recently against the Interim Management Committee of the NDDC by a Federal High Court in Abuja’ and to avoi...

NDDC: Group faults ex-militants, Reps minority caucus on sole administrator Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Network Advancement Programme for Poverty and Disaster Risks Reduction, on Wednesday, faulted the position of the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers and Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives on the recent appointment of sole administrator for the Niger Delta Development Commission. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had on Saturday sacked the Kemebradikumo Pondei-led ...