The Lagos State government has started implementing the innovative mobile flood barrier and management solution called “SLAMDAM”.

Tayo Fagbeku, director of Lagos State Drainage and Planning Services, said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that the implementation began at Omojuwa Estate in Kosofe Local Government Area.

SLAMDAM is an easily deployable water-filled flood barrier and was implemented as part of the adaptation benefit mechanism programmed by the African Development Bank (AfDB).

“The project aims to implement innovative solutions to mitigate flood risks and strengthen resilience to climate change-induced flooding at the community level.

”The project is designed to implement a small-scale, high-impact, highly replicable climate change adaptation demonstration technique with a focus on the water sector in Nigeria,” Mr Fagbeku said.

In his contribution, Charles Otabor, a community leader in Omojuwa Estate, said the project team trained some community members as the initial flood response team.

Mr Otabor said the first responders who had been trained with a hands-on demonstration of the technology showed the people that the technology was simple for anyone to use without a degree from the university.

He promised that the people would utilise the equipment appropriately for the benefit of the community and the state.

(NAN)