Flood: Akwa Ibom youths demand shift from emergency response to disaster prevention

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In Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, youths call for a shift from emergency flood response to proactive disaster risk management after recent devastating floods exposed major preparedness gaps. They question the government’s lack of action on flood-control measures despite budget allocations and early warnings.

As devastating floods expose glaring preparedness gaps, a youth coalition has asked the Akwa Ibom government to replace its reactive disaster response with a risk-based management framework, following questions over unimplemented flood-control measures despite early warnings and billions of naira in budgetary provisions. The post Flood: Akwa Ibom youths demand shift from emergency response to disaster prevention appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.