By Obiabin Onukwugha
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), says it is partnering with Sahel Consulting, a leading firm dedicated to transforming Africa’s agricultural landscape, to strengthen climate risk early warnings in Nigeria.
The partnership is part of the outcome of a courtesy visit by a delegation from Sahel Consulting and Nutrition Limited to the NEMA headquarters in Abuja.
A post on NEMA’s official X social media handle on Friday, revealed that discussions during the meeting focused on identified key areas of collaboration, including strengthening national early warning systems, integrating disaster risk information into agricultural advisories, and promoting climate risk education and research.
Speaking, Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, represented by the Director of Human Resource Management, Dr. Emenike Umesi reaffirmed the Agency’s commitment to strengthening disaster risk reduction and early warning systems, particularly for climate-sensitive and agricultural communities.
She emphasised the Agency’s readiness to collaborate with credible partners to translate climate information into practical early action that protects lives, livelihoods, and national assets.
In his remarks, the Deputy Director, Planning, Research and Forecasting, Mr. Manfred Anusim, described the engagement as timely, emphasizing that strong institutional coordination is critical to ensuring that climate forecasts deliver meaningful impact at the community level.
Earlier, the Sahel Consulting delegation, led by Mr. Chinedu Agbara, presented an overview of its climate-focused agricultural project supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The initiative, he said, aims to strengthen climate analytics, deploy automatic weather stations, and enhance climate advisory services for farmers through radio, digital platforms, and extension systems.
