{
  "id": 15826245,
  "title": "Let’s move from disaster relief to prevention – MAN",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/lets-move-from-disaster-relief-to-prevention-man",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T00:58:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/lets-move-from-disaster-relief-to-prevention-man/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lady Adaora Chukwudozie, Chairman of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria's South East Zone and Keystone Bank Limited, has urged a nationwide shift from disaster response to prevention and preparation. At the 2026 'International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction' in Port Harcourt, she emphasized that resilience must begin with everyday choices made by families, communities, businesses, and public institutions. Chukwudozie, who witnessed the 2022 flood disaster's devastation, highlighted the financial and social costs of disaster, including supply chain disruption, job loss, and rebuilding obligations. She urged government to strengthen planning, drainage infrastructure, urban planning, building standards, and early-warning systems. Chukwudozie also called for universities to enhance research and training in risk management, businesses to integrate safety and continuity planning, the media to communicate risks before disasters, and community leaders to foster behavioral change. Dr. Abbas Idriss, President of the Risk Managers Society of Nigeria, echoed the call for a shift from reaction to prevention, emphasizing the need for sustainable, risk-informed development. Both speakers stressed that relief efforts alone cannot be Nigeria's primary disaster management strategy.",
  "summary": "The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has called for a national shift from reacting to disasters to preventing and preparing for them, citing N11.48bn l Read More: https://punchng.com/lets-move-from-disaster-relief-to-prevention-man/",
  "key_points": [
    "Lady Adaora Chukwudozie calls for shift from disaster response to prevention",
    "Urges government, universities, businesses, media, and community leaders to enhance preparedness"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Prioritizing preventative infrastructure and institutional planning over reactive relief efforts shifts the burden of disaster management from emergency response to proactive, sustainable development across Nigeria.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Let’s move from disaster relief to prevention – MAN",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/lets-move-from-disaster-relief-to-prevention-man-15829621",
        "published": "2026-10-21T01:00:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}