NEMA holds workshop on flood in Jos

The workshop, according to NEMA, was meant to engender collaboration and cooperation between and among stakeholders and prepare communities on how to respond todisaster.Speaking at the event, North-central Zonal Coordinator, Abdulsalam Muhammad, said that mitigation, preparedness and effective response to multi-hazard emergencies required vigilance, requisite skill and knowledge of the subject matter as well as […]

The workshop, according to NEMA, was meant to engender collaboration and cooperation between and among stakeholders and prepare communities on how to respond todisaster.
Speaking at the event, North-central Zonal Coordinator, Abdulsalam Muhammad, said that mitigation, preparedness and effective response to multi-hazard emergencies required vigilance, requisite skill and knowledge of the subject matter as well as engagement and re-engagement of relevant stakeholders.
Muhammad added: “The menace of flooding will be brought to its barest minimum if State Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs), Federal and State Ministries of Water Resources, Agriculture, Housing, Health, Works, Dam Managers, Head of Urban Development Agencies, NGOs, Community leaders and affiliated volunteers understand the underlying causes of flood and techniques for prevention, mitigation and preparedness.”
On his part, a resource person at the event, Auwal Muhammad who spoke on the topic: “Disaster Risk Reduction and Response,” frowned at lack of the political will by leaders at all levels to implement government policies in preventing and mitigating disaster, adding: “Nigeria is good in developing excellent policies for our development but very poor in implement them.”