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About US
The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project is a World Bank supported Project that seeks to
address some of the critical environmental challenges in Nigeria, specifically, it pursues the mitigation of the problems of Land
degradation in Northern Nigeria arising from Climate Change. The Project approach is multisectoral; addressing the effects of
the Climate change on the Environment, Water Resources and Agriculture vis-à-vis their corresponding impact on the
livelihoods of the people. It is supported in Adamawa State through a government counterpart contribution and implemented
by the State Project Management (SPMU) Team headed by a Project Coordinator. The SPMU is responsible for the day to day
running of the project and works with the Federal Project Management Office and the Acresal Task Team of the World Bank
towards success

Climate Change

Agriculture
- Nigeria is already experiencing climate variability in the form of increased temperatures, rainfall variability and intensity, droughts, floods, and heatwaves.











Our Vision
Strengthening practices and policies on ecological
restoration in-balance and building community
resilience towards climate change for a sustainable
environment.



Our Project Components
The ACReSAL project aligns with the Federal Government of Nigeria in restoring ONE million ha degraded land by 2030
Support Strategic Watershed Planning processes, prioritize major
investments to address desertification and land degradation in northern
Nigeria at Federal and State level and complement investments at
community level
Improve agro-climatic resilience at community and household levels by
promoting locally adapted Sustainable Land and Water Management
(SLWM) strategies and through climate-smart approaches to agricultural
and natural resource management
Improve the enabling institutional and policy foundation for integrated
landscape management in Nigeria from ACReSAL activities to longer-term
national framework and support overall project monitoring and
management
This is a component that could be used as necessary to provide immediate support
to an eligible crisis of emergency
Support Strategic Watershed Planning processes, prioritize major investments to address desertification and land degradation in northern Nigeria at Federal and State level and complement investments at community level
Improve agro-climatic resilience at community and household levels by
promoting locally adapted Sustainable Land and Water Management
(SLWM) strategies and through climate-smart approaches to agricultural
and natural resource managemen
Improve the enabling institutional and policy foundation for integrated
landscape management in Nigeria from ACReSAL activities to longer-term
national framework and support overall project monitoring and
management
This is a component that could be used as necessary to provide immediate support
to an eligible crisis of emergency
Our Staff
Our team is comprised of individuals with diverse backgrounds and expertise, allowing us to approach projects from different angles and create innovative solutions.
State Project Coordinator
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

NENNE DANIEL
State Project Accountant
Procurement Officer
Environmental Safeguard Officer

FABARYU THLIZA
State Project Legal Officer
State Project Engineer

CHARLES DOKE
Communication Specialist

MUSTAPHA IBRAHIM AUDU
Climate Change Officer

ABUBAKAR USMAN MAYO
Natural Resource Officer

JULIUS BERNARD
Project Auditor
State Project Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
RICHARD H. DURKWA

AISHA ABDU BUBA
Social & Livelihood

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Project Components Summary
- Identification of strategic watershed boundaries
- Establish knowledge base on watersheds
- Stakeholder engagement/ Inter-ministerial coordination
mechanism for enhanced planning
- Performance analysis of institutional framework
- Sand dune stabilization interventions including the establishment and maintenance of plant nurseries of assorted species and post-planting operations
- Watershed and catchment management interventions to better control sedimentation into existing dams
- Watershed and catchment management interventions to better control sedimentation into existing dams
- Wetlands restoration and management
- Desert Oases management
- Protected Area management (Woodlands, Gazetted forests,
National Parks)
- Community-led landscape restoration based on FAO’s approach
- Capacity building on landscape restoration and revegetation
of degraded lands and rangelands
- Establishment of revolving funds to finance the continuing operation of community investments

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Adamawa State 10 Micro Watersheds
Watershed 1
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Watershed 2
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