The National Emergency Management Agency has launched a unified rapid evaluation of the 2024 flood impacts in partnership with State Emergency Management Agencies, and development partners nationwide.
NEMA made this known on its official X handle on Wednesday.
According to the agency, the goal of the joint evaluation is to provide a nationally certified report on the disaster’s effects by combining data from partners and NEMA’s Emergency Operation Centre.
The Director General of NEMA, Zubaida Umar, said that the agency was working alongside SEMAs, the Nigerian Red Cross Society, the International Organisation for Migration and the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
“The assessment will evaluate the flood’s impacts on communities regarding shelter, livelihoods, food security, water sanitation and hygiene, and access to information and education,” the statement said.
Umar further said that in line with best practices, the assessment will also allow affected communities to provide input on how they can best be supported in their recovery efforts.
