McEnies Global Communications Strengthens Climate-Health Resilience through WISER Health Project
Lagos, Nigeria — March 2026 McEnies Global Communications is playing a key role in advancing climate-health resilience in Nigeria through the Weather and Climate Information Services for Resilience (WISER) Health project, an initiative designed to improve how weather and climate data are used by the country’s health sector.
The project is led by the UK Met Office in collaboration with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), and supported by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Rockefeller Foundation. It aims to strengthen the quality, accessibility, and application of weather and climate forecasts and warnings to help Nigeria address climate-related health risks.
The initiative aligns with Nigeria’s third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0), which seeks to establish an integrated climate, health and environmental early warning system in at least 18 states by 2030.
As part of the effort, McEnies Global Communications is working with major government institutions, including NiMet, the Federal Ministry of Health, and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), to support the development of climate-resilient health systems driven by timely and actionable information.
Chief Executive Officer of McEnies Global Communications, Dr. Omolaraeni Olaosebikan, is leading efforts to ensure meteorological data becomes more practical and accessible for health-sector decision-makers.
Through community-level surveys conducted across several Nigerian states and close collaboration with NiMet and other partners, the organisation is helping develop strategies that prioritise vulnerable populations in rural, urban, coastal and informal communities.
McEnies also facilitates cross-sectoral workshops and community engagement activities aimed at ensuring early warning services are inclusive, people-centred and responsive to local realities. These efforts complement broader multi-agency collaborations supporting Nigeria’s National Early Warning Services for Health initiative under the WISER programme.
With climate change increasing risks such as heat stress and vector-borne diseases, the WISER Health project seeks to make climate information more actionable for health agencies, enabling faster and more equitable responses to emerging public health challenges.
The project also benefits from collaboration with global partners including the UK Government, the Rockefeller Foundation, the World Bank, and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Speaking on the initiative, Dr. Olaosebikan said climate information has significant potential to improve public health outcomes if effectively utilised.
“Climate information holds untapped potential to transform health outcomes. Our work with WISER Health focuses on making this data usable for health agencies, ensuring timely, equitable and locally relevant responses. It is part of a broader national commitment to building climate-resilient health systems through partnership and innovation,” she said.
The initiative builds on McEnies Global Communications’ earlier collaboration in 2023 with the UK Met Office and the FCDO, during which the organisation helped develop strategic communication protocols aimed at mitigating flooding risks in vulnerable communities across Nigeria.
That project improved public awareness and strengthened coordination among disaster management agencies, highlighting the importance of targeted, data-driven communication in protecting lives and livelihoods.
Leveraging insights and partnerships from that effort, McEnies is now expanding its focus to integrate climate information into health-sector planning, addressing emerging threats such as heat stress and climate-related diseases.
The company reaffirmed its commitment to using innovative communication strategies to support resilience, public safety and sustainable development in Nigeria and beyond.