Tag Archive | rainfall
Economic Impact of Climate Change
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) defines climate change as a change of climate (air temperature, windfall, wind speed) which is attributable directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over a comparative time period. Other […]
Ignorance, disbelief, as Lagos issues flood alert
By Abimbola Adelakun In The Bible, when Noah told his neighbours it was going to rain and they had better prepare to get into the ark and join him, they laughed in his face. A modern day replay of Noah’s experience might be gradually playing out in some Lagos communities, where residents are scorning the […]
NEMA: 2011 rain forecast bad for Nigeria’s socio-economy
By Abdulkadir Badsha Mukhtar The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said this year’s rain forecast points to negative impacts on the agricultural, infrastructural, hydrological and health sectors of Nigeria with attendant socio-economic consequences. NEMA Director General, Muhammad Sani-Sidi, made the revelation at a stakeholders’ consultative meeting on challenges of 2011 flood prevention, mitigation and […]
Youths Against Disasters 