Anglophone crisis exposes locals to natural hazards, impedes research

By NDIMUH B. SHANCHO The Anglophone crisis, which has degenerated into an armed conflict, has forced many people out of their settlements into bushes and other areas, some of which are prone to natural hazards, especially with the increasing down pour. This status quo has become worrisome to the South West Regional Delegation of Scientific Research and Innovation, MINRESI, which has worked with universities and NGOs, to establish hazard prone areas in the Region.“When hazards occur, they may have greater impacts the local population than they would have had if people did not move to those areas.Take a place like…