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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, the National Emergency Management Agency and the World Meteorological Organisation have called for stronger collaboration to close early warning gaps.
This was discussed during the World Meteorological Day commemoration on Monday in Abuja.
Representative of the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Simon Katu, acknowledged existing gaps in early warning accessibility, understanding and actionability at the community level.
“To close these gaps, we must continue working together—government agencies, meteorologists, emergency responders, development partners, and local communities—to strengthen early warning dissemination, invest in technology, and build local capacities for risk reduction,” Katu emphasised.
Katu reiterated the agency’s commitment to strengthening disaster preparedness through reliable…