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Flooding as a disaster waiting to happen Mustapha Temidayo
The rains are here again. Rather than being a blessing, the rains have become a curse to many Nigerians, especially to coastal states and communities living along the bank of Rivers Niger and Benue. The federal government has issued a flood alert. Will the 2021 predictions go the way of others? TONY AKOWE reports
Since the devastating flood in Nigeria in 2012, it has become important for the government and its agency to make an annual forecast of possible flood and its impact in the country annually. Since the first forecast was made in 2013, the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, working with other government agencies, has consistently warned the nation of impending flood across the country and in most cases, the intensity of such flood. Unfortunately, warnings by the agencies have often been ignored by both the people and state governments and their agencies. This year, the government has said not les
17 March: UNESCO press briefing on forthcoming World Water Development Report 2021
12/03/2021
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UNESCO will present the 2021 United Nations report, Valuing Water, at an online press conference on
17 March, one week ahead of its publication. The press conference will be held in French from 10 to 11 am (Central European Time), and in English from 3.30 to 4.30 pm (CET).
The Report demonstrates that failure to recognize the value of water is the main cause of its waste and poor management. Published on the occasion of World Water Day on 22 March, the publication focuses on a different subject every year. The 2021 edition examines the complex issue of setting a value on a resource that is so essential to life. The authors stress the need of rising to the challenges posed by growing water scarcity which is already affecting several parts of the world. They argue that this requires us to make more explicit the multifaceted values of water. And the Re