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El Nino: The Government of Rwanda enhances disaster preparedness measures

Source(s): Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs
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The Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs (MIDIMAR) has established all measures to reduce risk following the prediction of unusual rains and storms across East Africa caused by El Nino.

The Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Application Centre predicts that the rise in water temperature in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans may lead to floods and landslides in affected regions.

“We have established a response protocol on flood and landslides which will coordinate the work of different institutions and stakeholders in case of disasters”, says Seraphine Mukantabana, the Minister of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs.

Effective next week, technical experts will be working on strengthening measures for risk reduction and response in case the predicted heavy rains and storms occur.

The public will be kept informed and early warnings will be enforced throughout the country.

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Hazards Flood Landslide
Themes Early warning Risk identification and assessment Disaster risk management
Country and region Rwanda

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