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The 2012 Floods Causes, Impact and Internal Displacement

Martina Cattaruzza 2013

PLAN

  Overview of the 2012 floods

  Purpose of the research

  Methodology

  Key findings

  Recommendations

Overview of the 2012 floods

  33 affected States

  7,705,378 affected people

  2,157,419 IDPs

STATISTICAL DATA

Purpose of the research

To provide a better understanding of the 2012

flooding…

Purpose of the research

… analyzing:

  Causes and risk factors

  Internal displacement and immediate needs

  Impact and medium term needs

  Humanitarian response and challenges

Methodology

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION AND DATA THROUGH

Methodology

CONTACTS WITH PARTNERS

  Interactive discussion

  Request for files and statistical data

Methodology

PARTNERS

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Methodology VISIT ON THE GROUND: KADUNA

Key findings

DAMAGES AND LOSSES AMONG INDIVIDUAL SECTORS OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

SECTOR MILLION NAIRA

HOUSING 1,204,829.7

AGRICULTURE 481,528.9

COMMERCE 375,871.3

OIL INDUSTRY 231,500.0

INFRASTRUCTURE 62,033.2

ENVIRONMENT 41,007.2

Source: Post - Disaster Needs Assessment, Federal Government of Nigeria

Key findings

HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

TOTAL FUNDS ALLOCATED:

197 MILLION DOLLARS APPROX.

FUNDS ALLOCATED PER PERSON:

25 DOLLARS APPROX.

FUNDS ALLOCATED PER EACH PERSON PER DAY:

0.27 DOLLARS

Key funding

HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

CHALLENGES AND WEAK SPOTS

  Insufficient funds

  Lack of resources and poor capacity building of SEMAs

  Delay in the allocation/disbursement of funding

  Diversion of relief materials

  Logistic difficulties

Main recommendations

  Early warning and information dissemination

  Networking among emergency and rescue agencies

  Coordination among governmental administrations

  Sustainable environmental policies

  Comprehensive collection of meteorological and hydrological data

  Training for population in flood-prone areas

  Capacity building of SEMAs through further training

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