A harvest of floods in Nigeria: institutional and governance gaps in Nigeria’s disaster risk management

This document throws a searchlight on the institutional gaps in Nigeria’s disaster risk management with particular attention to flooding. The recent flooding across many states in Nigeria attests to the increased intensity and impacts of flooding in Nigeria.

Some of the recommendations from the publication include:

1. Nigeria must build the capacity of its disaster management institutions to prevent and reduce disaster risks.
2. Nigeria must drive public and private investment in building disaster-resilient communities by building physical infrastructures which can withstand disasters.
3. Nigeria must prioritise building dams.
4. There is a need to ensure the legislation and implementation of policies integrating flood prevention and reduction into land use and urban planning.