Sendai Framework Awareness in Akwa Ibom State

Akwa Ibom State, located in Nigeria's coastal region,is becoming increasingly exposed to both natural and man-made threats such as flooding, coastal erosion, oil spills,and infrastructural failure.Effective disaster management methods are critical for lowering risk and increasing resilience.This study investigates the diverse catastrophe scenario in Akwa Ibom State, analyzing the frequency,intensity, and impact of numerous hazards while also evaluating existing response strategies.The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030) is used as a benchmark in the study to assess the state's disaster management plans' efficacy.Using a mixed methodological approach incorporating questionnaires and survey, the study evaluates the state's disaster risk management, preparedness, and response systems based on risk, hazards, vulnerability, with Sendai framework as its main focus in the coastal, riverine, and crude oil producing areas within the state.It also seeks to identify the problems encountered in implementing the Sendai Framework in the state.The findings demonstrate serious gaps in Sendai awareness, risk assessment, early warning systems, and community engagement, emphasizing the importance of a more integrated, proactive, and locally focused approach to disaster risk reduction.The report makes focused policy recommendations to help Akwa Ibom State become more resilient, based on the Sendai Framework priorities (identifying risks, strengthening governance, investing and recovery).The main aim of the study was to evaluate the awareness of Sendai framework and determine how an integrated disaster management framework may be created and put into effect in Akwa Ibom State that addresses the multi-hazard vulnerabilities of disaster such as flooding, thunderstorms, heat waves, landslides, communal crises, fire outbreaks, infrastructural collapses, and chemical and environmental pollution.