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DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, RESEARCH AND FORECASTING
The Department of Planning, Research and Forecasting was created
as an offshoot of the Agency after the establishment of NEMA in
1999. Its functions cuts across all the
other departments of the Agency. The Department plans all
activities of the Agency and also takes care of the monitoring
and evaluation of projects implementations. It has
been responsible for developing policies on activities relating
to the management of disasters within the country.
The Department is responsible for
the following:
Assisting in
developing policies on activities relating to disaster
management and co-coordinating plans and programmes for
efficient and effective response to disaster at nationwide
level.
Coordinating
and promoting research activities relating to disaster
management at the national level.
Monitoring the
state of preparedness of all organizations or agencies which may
contribute to disaster management in Nigeria.
Collating data
from relevant agencies so as to enhance forecasting, planning
and field operation of disaster management.
Educating and
informing the public on disaster prevention and control measures
through conferences and seminars.
Liaising with
the United Nations Disaster Reduction Organizations and other
International bodies for the reduction of natural and other
disasters.
Other activities of the Department Includes:
Collation
of the capital projects of the Agency and also
carries out researches towards the provision of the
necessary information on the monitoring of the state of
preparedness of organizations or agencies that are stakeholders
in disaster management.
Collation of data from relevant agencies in order to provide
database which, are expected to enhance forecasting, planning
and field operations of disaster management.
In furtherance
on the need for a proper database, the department has the
Computer unit and the Geographical Information System
laboratory, which provides computer based networking of the
whole Agency and the necessary spatial data needed for quick
response in the event of a disaster.
In carrying out its
responsibility, the department organizes workshops, seminars,
meetings, campaigns and trainings through which the members of
staff and stakeholders are sensitized and informed on disaster
management polices as well as the operationalization of the
National Disaster Response Plan.
The department is also responsible for organizing meetings of
the Technical and Logistic Committee (TLC), Resident Due Process, the Governing
Council of NEMA as well as other expert meetings that are geared
towards moving the Agency forward. The department is headed by a
Director,
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