World Bank2025-11-132025-11-132025-11-07https://hdl.handle.net/10986/43970The Lessons Learned Exercise (LLE) for Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&R) in Nigeria is a joint initiative between the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) and the World Bank (WB), spanning eighteen Nigerian states. The LLE is a government-led review of existing EP&R arrangements that aimed to: (i) facilitate discussions of systems, procedures, and experiences related EP&R capacity in Nigeria by engaging key government and disaster relief agencies at the local, state, and federal levels, and (ii) generate actionable recommendations to develop a roadmap for enhancing disaster preparedness and response. While the LLE primarily focused on the 2022 floods that affected Nigeria’s 34 out of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it also captured experiences from other recent disasters. The exercise involved a detailed examination of event timelines and government responses at the federal, state, and community levels. The WB also conducted stakeholder discussion in seven cities, which captured experiences relevant to each locality’s unique contexts and environments. This broader scope facilitated a comprehensive understanding of gaps in EP&R. The LLE exercise focused on the 18 states that were most impacted by the 2022 floods. In-person meetings were held in 6 states, and the WB conducted virtual meetings with stakeholders in the remaining 12.en-USCC BY-NC 3.0 IGOEMERGENCY PREPAREDNESSSUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIESEMERGENCY PLANNING AND RESPONSE (EP&R)DISASTER RISK ASSESSMENTDISASTER PREPAREDNESSReportWorld Bank10.1596/43970