Nigeria Environmental Early Warning System

One early-warning network for Nigeria's climate risks

NEEWS unites dedicated early-warning systems for flood, drought, erosion, pollution and climate — so every community receives timely, actionable alerts before hazards strike.

7Early-warning systems
774+LGAs covered
24/7Operational watch
Risk knowledge

Hazard history, exposure and vulnerability mapped across every hazard chain.

Monitoring & forecasting

Satellite, river-gauge, rainfall and model-based detection with lead-time.

Dissemination

Authoritative, timely and actionable warnings to agencies and the public.

Response capacity

Preparedness guidance so warnings become action at community level.

Multi-Hazard Diagnostics

From observation to action, in four steps

Every NEEWS system follows a common national protocol — shared identifiers, open metadata, standardised quality control and linked thresholds — so warnings stay consistent and credible across all eight platforms.

1
Observe

Hydro-met monitoring, satellite passes and citizen reports feed a national data commons.

2
Understand

Forecast models translate raw signals into hazard scenarios and risk scores.

3
Decide

Operators use agreed thresholds and SOPs to issue authoritative warnings.

4
Verify

Post-event records and community feedback continuously sharpen the models.

Network monitoring
Network monitoring
Field intelligence
Field intelligence
Community engagement
Community engagement
Agency coordination
Agency coordination
7
Early-warning systems
774+
LGAs covered
1
National network
24/7
Operational watch

How it works

Warnings you can trust

NEEWS is built and operated in partnership with the federal institutions that keep Nigeria informed, prepared and safe.

Hosted by the Federal Ministry of Environment
Searchable, verifiable and fully documented
Built to link with national & regional partners
National Early Warning Trust

One protocol · Eight systems

7
Early-warning systems
774+
LGAs covered
24/7
Operational watch

Partners

Federal Ministry of EnvironmentNigeria Hydrological Services AgencyNigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet)National Emergency Management AgencyNational Water Resources InstituteNigeria Erosion and Watershed Management ProjectNOSDRANESREA