The Nigerian government has launched a proactive framework to prevent climate-induced disasters through strategic measures aimed at enhancing disaster preparedness and risk management across the country.
This step is as the rainy season sets in, with its attendant torrential downpours
The Vice President Kashim Shettima, stated this on Wednesday, as he launched Nigeria’s Anticipatory Action Framework.
Shettima said the framework will shift disaster management from reactive responses to proactive preparedness by leveraging early warnings, local empowerment, and pre-arranged financing to save lives and livelihoods.
Key Component Of The Proactive Framework
A key component of the strategy involves establishing a dedicated trigger group comprising the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, the National Emergency Management Agency, and other emergency management bodies that will synthesise data to enable forecasts up to two weeks in advance.
Speaking during a framework validation workshop held at the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Office of the National Security Adviser in Abuja, Shettima described the proactive framework as a timely intervention.
He said the Proactive framework is to confront the rising threats of climate-induced disasters, such as floods, which affected over five million Nigerians in 2024.
“These disasters are no longer distant threats. They are here, knocking at our doors, sweeping through our streets, flooding our homes, and testing not only our moral sensitivity but the depth of our preparation,” he said.
