DG FEMA SPEAKS ON INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION:

October 15, 2021.

On Wednesday, October 13, while speaking to the press on International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, Director-General FCT Emergency Management Agency, Alh. Abbas Idriss said, “FEMA would involve estate developers in FCT to create a disaster-free society.” In his speech, he urged members of the public to adopt a disaster risk reduction culture in order to reduce the frequency with which calamities occur in the FCT. Mrs. Florence Wenegieme, Director of the Forecasting, Response and Mitigation Department, FEMA stated that the engagement of local emergency committees is critical for effective emergency response.