The federal government is committed to mapping the nation’s geographical landscape in a bid to effectively address disaster management in the country.

Vice President Muhammad Namadi Sambo who stated this during the th Annual General Meeting of the Institution of Surveyors recently held Ilorin, Kwara State capital, said that the of the Surveyor-General of the Federation has been to accomplishthe task.

Represented by Prof. Peter Nwilo,General of the Federation, the vice president called on state governments to also follow suit. “government of Nigeria will do everything possible to ensure that our geographical space is properly and comprehensively mapped,”he said.

According to him, the themeof the meeting, “Climate Change and Disaster Management”, apt and timelyasit strikes the core of the challenge facing the world today.expressed the hope that the idea from the meeting would help to tackle global warming and environmental disasters it relates to the country.

In his remarks, President of the Institute, Yakubu Maikano, said Nigeria needs a National Mapping Policy that would sustain the production of maps in the country.”The must produce accurate maps throughout the length and breadth of the country.

When government came up with the l, surveyors advised government to embark on the mapping of the entire country for the successful delivery of the land reform dividend, especially to Nigerians in the rural areas”, he said.