Edo State Emergency Management Agency Explained
Edo State Emergency Management Agency is an agency in Edo State, Nigeria responsible for response to natural disasters.[1] The agency cooperates with the National Emergency Management Agency to coordinate responses to disasters.[2] The agency was reorganized in 2017 to integrate it more with other security agencies in the state and produce a more proactive response to potential natural disasters.[3]
The agency coordinates responses to local flooding.[4] [5] After multiple major floods, the Agency began taking a proactive approach to work with local governments to prevent flooding before flooding events.[6]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Toriola. Olajide. 2017-04-13. Edo Re-jigs State Emergency Management Agency for Proactive Response. 2021-10-02. Western Post News. en-US. 2021-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002141630/https://westernpostnigeria.com/edo-re-strategies-state-emergency-mgt-agency-for-proactive-response/. dead.
- Web site: Toriola. Olajide. 2017-04-13. Edo Re-jigs State Emergency Management Agency for Proactive Response. 2021-10-02. Western Post News. en-US. 2021-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002141630/https://westernpostnigeria.com/edo-re-strategies-state-emergency-mgt-agency-for-proactive-response/. dead.
- Web site: 2017-04-12. Edo reforms state emergency mgt agency for proactive response. 2021-10-02. Vanguard News. en-US.
- Web site: Lashem. Favour. 2021-09-01. Edo set to contain flooding. 2021-10-02. Newsdiaryonline. en-US.
- Web site: 2020-06-22. Flood ravages Benin City, renders many homeless. 2021-10-02. Vanguard News. en-US.
- Web site: Emeka. Ifeanyi. 2021-09-07. Edo SEMA maps out plans to mitigate flooding. 2021-10-02. Blueprint Newspapers Limited. en-US.
