Africa: Food Fears Grow As African Floods Fail to Subside #AfricaClimateCrisis

2022-08-15T12:25+0200allafrica (en)

Lagos Africa could face increased food insecurity and an unprecedented rural-urban migration crisis if the climate change induced flooding persists, environmentalists say. From January 2022 to August 4, over 682 people have been killed and thousands left homeless by a combination of flooding,....

NEMA distributes relief items to flood victims in Jigawa

2022-08-12T17:15+0200guardian-ng (en)

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has started the distribution of relief items to victims affected by flood in six local government areas of Jigawa. The Director-General of NEMA, Mustapha Habib, was represented by the Coordinator, NEMA Kano Territorial Office, Mr Nura Abdullahi, at the event.

NEMA distributes relief items to flood victims in Jigawa

2022-08-12T12:09+0200sunnewsonline (en)

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has started the distribution of relief items to victims affected by flood in six local government areas of Jigawa. The Director-General of NEMA, Mustapha Habib, was represented by the Coordinator, NEMA Kano Territorial Office, Mr Nura Abdullahi, at the event.

EU commits 70,000 Euroes to combat floods in Nigeria

2022-08-10T01:45+0200sunnewsonline (en)

The European Union (EU) has provided the sum of €70,000 to strengthen preparations for floods in Nigeria . A statement by Bart Witteveen, of EU’s Humanitarian Aid office in Nigeria, said the funding was in anticipation of the beginning of high flooding period in Nigeria, and emergency preparedness to reduce the impact on flood prone states.

EU provides €70,000 to strengthen preparation for floods in Nigeria

2022-08-09T16:57+0200sunnewsonline (en)

The European Union (EU) has provided the sum of €70,000 to strengthen preparation for floods in the country. The EU, in a statement signed by Bart Witteveen, of its Humanitarian Aid office in Nigeria , said the provision was in anticipation of the beginning of the high flooding period in Nigeria, and....

Gombe Promises to Give Succour to Flood Victims in Funakaye

2022-08-02T13:11+0200thisdayonline (en)

Segun Awofadeji in Gombe. A Gombe State Government delegation led by the state Commissioner for Environment and Forest Resources, Alhaji Shehu Ibrahim Madugu, yesterday visited some communities affected by the recent flood disaster in Bajoga, Funakaye Local Government Area of the state.

Governor Inuwa pledges succour to flood victims in Funakaye

2022-08-02T10:58+0200peoplesdaily-online (en)

By Stanley Onyekwere. A Gombe State government delegation, led by the Commissioner overseeing the Ministry of Environment and Forest Resources, Alhaji Shehu Ibrahim Madugu, yesterday visited some communities affected by the recent flood disaster in Bajoga, Funakaye Local Government area.

Go Green Project: Sokoto NUJ signs MoU on tree plantation

2022-08-01T10:00+0200sunnewsonline (en)

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Sokoto State Council, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two organisations to boost afforestation project in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project, tagged “Go Green Project”, is a partnership with Shehu Maikoli....

Nigeria: Floods Anticipation - Emergency Plan of Action - DREF Operation n° MDRNG034

2022-08-01T03:11+0200reliefWeb (en)

A. Situation analysis. Description of the disaster. Since 20 June 2022, abundant rains are being recorded over localized areas in southern Nigeria , with total amount of rains exceeding 100mm per day so far. Floods have also started to be recorded in some parts of the area at risk, mainly in Northern....

Shelterbox USA Launches “Stock The Box” to Prepare for Intensifying Storms

2022-07-13T19:34+0200independent (en)

Campaign aims to restock aid warehouses prepositioned around the world. Global disaster relief organization warns of human cost of climate change. 11.2 million have been displaced by storms on average each of the last five years. ShelterBox delivers emergency shelter aid to people on frontlines of climate change.