On the morning of August 14, 2017, significant mudflow events occurred at Mortormeh in the capital city of Freetown in Sierra Leone. It all started with three days of torrential rainfall coupled with inimical human activities that caused a huge quantum of mud and rocks to slide and destroyed hundreds of buildings beneath whilst killing...Read More

NDMA’s Conference Room, Aberdeen, Freetown, 4th August, 2022 — The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) through its Directorate of Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness has engaged key stakeholders and partners such as the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), International Organization for Migration (IOM) and others on the...Read More

Wellington, Freetown, 2nd August, 2022 — With support from the Government of Sierra Leone, the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) through its Directorate of Relief and Response together with various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), and Partners has provided cash transfer, food and non-food items, and medical support assurance to the Wellington Fire Victims. It...Read More

Unicef Office, Freetown, Wednesday 27th July, 2022 — Unicef Sierra Leone has donated consignment of cleaning tools to the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) in support of its upcoming flood mitigation exercise in Freetown. Before May of 2022, when NDMA was accorded the responsibility of flood mitigation in the country by the Chief Minister, Hon....Read More

Occasions Resort, Lakka, Freetown, Monday 4th July, 2022 — United Nations Sierra Leone through their Resident Coordinator and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has commenced a five-day Disaster Management Training in Freetown for staff of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) and non-state actors in Sierra Leone. The training is facilitated by the United...Read More

Accra, July 5th 2022 — The National Disaster Management Agency’s Director of Relief and Response is currently in Ghana participating in a Three-day ECOWAS regional workshop on disaster recovery priorities and preparing a roadmap for recovery preparedness in West Africa. The workshop which is under the auspices of the Sahel Resilience Project and the Project...Read More

Wednesday 29th June, 2022 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) with support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in collaboration with the National Fire Force (NFF) has completed its Community Engagement on Early Warning and Adaptation Mechanisms in Four Coastal Communities through a five-year Global Environmental Fund (GEF) project titled: “Adapting to climate...Read More

Shenge – Kagboro Chiefdom, Moyamba District, Monday 20th June, 2022 – The National Disaster Management Agency with funding support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR), Institute of Marine Biology & Oceanography (USL-IMBO) and the National Tourist Board (NTB)...Read More

NDMA Headquarters, Aberdeen, Freetown, Friday 17th June, 2022 — The National Disaster Management Agency has received from Bollore Sierra Leone, food and non-food items for onward distribution to victims of Crab Town Fire Incident. It could be recalled that on May 24th 2022, the NDMA reported a fire incident at Lower Gbendembu, Crab Town, Levuma...Read More

Le Ndiambour Hotel, Dakar, Senegal – June 14, 2022 — Representatives of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) have concluded a Two-day ECOWAS Regional Training Workshop on Measuring the Effectiveness of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems in Dakar, Senegal. The Two-day ECOWAS training workshop which spanned from Monday 13th – 14th June 2022 at the Le...Read More