ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

CDC               -           Centre for Disease Control and Prevention

CGG               -           Centre for Geology and Geodynamic

COREN         -           Council for the Regulation of Engineers in Nigeria

CPC               -           Centre for Pest Control

CSOs             -           Civil Society Organizations

DMP               -           Disaster Risk Management Plan

DMTs              -           Disaster Management Teams

DRP               -           Disaster Rehabilitation Plan

DRPs             -           Disaster Response Plans

DRR               -           Disaster Risk Reduction

DRUs             -           Disaster Reaction Units

ECC               -           Emergency Call Centers

EIA                  -           Environmental Impact Assessment

EMV               -           Emergency Management Volunteers

EOC               -           Emergency Operations Center

ERT                -           Emergency Response Teams

EWS               -           Early Warning Systems

FAAN              -         Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria

FBOs              -           Faith Based Organizations

FCAA             -           Federal Civil Aviation Authority

FERMA          -           Federal Roads Maintenance Agency

FGN                -           Federal Government of Nigeria

FIIRO              -           Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi

FMA                -           Federal Ministry of Agriculture

FME&HUD    -           Federal Ministry of Environment, Housing and Urban Development

FMEnv           -           Federal Ministry of Environment

FMLAP           -           Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity

FMT                -           Federal Ministry of Transport

FMWH            -           Federal Ministry of Works and Housing

FMWR            -           Federal Ministry of Water Resources

GIS                 -           Geographic Information System

HSE                -           Health, Safety and Environment

ICS                 -           Incident Command System

IDNDR           -           UN International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction

IECs               -           Information, Education and Communication

IPCR              -           Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution

LEMA             -           Local Emergency Management Authority

LGA                -           Local Government Area

MDAs             -           Ministries, Departments and Agencies

MOU               -           Memorandum of Understanding

NACBWC      -

NAF                -           Nigeria Air Force

NAFDAC       -           National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration Control

NAMA           -           National Airspace Management Agency

NARICT         -           National Research Institute for Chemical Technology

NASENI         -           National Association for Science and Engineering Infrastructure

NASRDA       -           National Space Research Development Agency

NBC               -           National Broadcasting Commission

NCC               -           Nigerian Communication Commission

NCS               -           Nigerian Customs Service

NDLEA          -           National Drug Law Enforcement Agency

NDMF          -           National Disaster Management Framework

NDRP           -           National Disaster Response Plan

NEMA          -           National Emergency Management Agency

NERA          -           National Emergency Relief Agency

NESREA      -           National Environmental Standards & Regulatory Enforcement Agency

NGOs             -           Non-Governmental Organizations

NIMASA         -           Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency

NIMET            -           Nigerian Meteorological Agency

NIMS              -           National Incident Management System

NIOMR           -           National Institute for Oceanography & Marine Research

NIOMR           -           National Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research

NIRCP           -           National Infrastructure Resuscitation Contingency Plan,

NIS                 -           Nigerian Immigration Service

NITDA            -           National Information Technology Development Agency

NIWA              -           Nigerian Inland Waterways Agency

NN                  -           Nigerian Navy

NNPC            -           Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

NNRA             -           National Nuclear Regulatory Agency

NNRP             -           National Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Plan

NOA               -           National Orientation Agency

NOSDRA       -           National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency

NPC               -           National Population Commission

NPF                -           Nigeria Police Force

NRC               -           Nigerian Railway Corporation

NRCS            -           Nigerian Red Cross Society

NSCDC         -           Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps

RMRDC         -           Raw Materials and Research Development Corporation

SAREEP       -           Search and Rescue and Epidemic Evacuation Plan

SEMA             -           State Emergency Management Agency

SON               -           Standard Organization of Nigeria

SOPs              -           Standard Operating Procedures

UNICEF         -           United Nations Children Fund

VCA                -           Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis

VRAM            -           Vulnerability Risk Assessment Mapping

WHO              -           World Health Organization