Edo State Emergency Management Agency

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.[1][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]

  1. ^ a b Toriola, Olajide (2017-04-13). "Edo Re-jigs State Emergency Management Agency for Proactive Response". Western Post News. Archived from the original on 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  2. ^ Toriola, Olajide (2017-04-13). "Edo Re-jigs State Emergency Management Agency for Proactive Response". Western Post News. Archived from the original on 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  3. ^ "Edo reforms state emergency mgt agency for proactive response". Vanguard News. 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  4. ^ Lashem, Favour (2021-09-01). "Edo set to contain flooding". Newsdiaryonline. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  5. ^ "Flood ravages Benin City, renders many homeless". Vanguard News. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  6. ^ Emeka, Ifeanyi (2021-09-07). "Edo SEMA maps out plans to mitigate flooding". Blueprint Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 2021-10-02.