How Climate- Resilient seeds are Transforming Smallholder Farmers’ Livelihoods in Gombe
Over 2,000 smallholder farmers in Gombe State are celebrating a dramatic turnaround in their fortunes, reporting significant improvements in productivity and household income following targeted interventions by the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project. Beneficiaries who spoke to Daily Trust in Sabon Garin Zambuk village, Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area, credit a powerful combination of […]
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Frequently Asked Questions
Objectives
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Mission
To address environmental challenges arising from Climate Change and poor land-use practices in Northern Nigeria.
Vision
To have strong practices and policies on ecological restoration and a climate change resilient community
What does the acronym “ACReSAL” stand for?
The acronym “ACReSAL” stands for Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes. It is a World Bank assisted Project aimed at addressing the challenges of land degradation and climate Change in Northern Nigeria on a multi-dimensional scale.
What is ACReSAL Project Impact?
ACReSAL Project will help restore 1 million hectares of degraded land in the northern part of the country. This will contribute to the Federal Government of Nigeria’s objective/commitment of restoring four million hectares of degraded land set for broader landscapes restoration by 2030. The Project will also help reduce the vulnerability of millions of the extreme poor people in northern Nigeria, strengthening their own role in line with achieving environmental sustainability.
What are the Components of ACReSAL Project?
The components of the Project are as follows:
Component A. Dryland Management
Component B. Community Climate Resilience
Component C. Institutional Strengthening and Project Management
Component D. Contingent Emergency Response.
Where is the Project being implemented ?
The Project is being implemented in the 19 Northern States of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
What are the Ministries responsible for ACReSAL Project Implementation ?
The Federal Ministry of Environment is the lead implementing ministry for the project, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Water Resources (FMWR) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD).
What is the governing structure or Institutional arrangements of the ACReSAL Project at the Federal and state levels?
The Federal Steering Committee (FSC) and Federal Technical Committee (FTC) provide overall policy and technical guidance respectively. The FSC is chaired by the Minister of Environment, co-chaired by the Ministers of Agriculture and Rural Development and Water Resources, while the FTC is chaired by the Permanent Secretary of Environment with representations of Directors from Agric, Water Resources and other relevant MDAs The Federal Project Management Unit (FPMU) is responsible for the overall supervisory activities of the Project and is headed by the National Project Coordinator with support from MDAs. A State Steering Committee (SSC) and State Technical Committee (STC) also provide overall policy and technical guidance respectively. The SSC is chaired by State Commissioners for Environment, co-chaired by the commissioners of Agriculture and Water Resources, and includes Permanent Secretaries of Finance, Works, Women Affairs and other sector representatives. The STC is chaired by the Permanent Secretary of the Environment and includes relevant Directors of Agriculture, Water and other sector representatives. A State Project Management Unit (SPMU) is responsible for the overall supervisory activities of the Project at the State level. The SPMU is headed by the State Project Coordinator At the community level, a Local Government Project Management Committee (LGPMC) chaired by the Director Personnel Management (DPM), supports inclusive participation and promotes local ownership of project activities
What are the roles of partners in the project implementation ?
The role of partners is critical to promote multisectoral coordination and cooperation for building climate resilience and better management of drylands natural resources across northern Nigeria. Federal and State agencies responsible for environment, agriculture, and water management will be the lead implementing agencies, through the state project management units who are responsible for day-to-day intervention works with technical support from the World Bank and Federal Project Management Unit. The community actors/stakeholders are also critical in terms of ownership and sustainability of activities/interventions.
Who are the project beneficiaries?
ACReSAL interventions will improve land use planning, restoration of degraded land, increase food productivity and help a wide range of communities adapt to evolving dryland conditions with an end target of 3.4 million direct project beneficiaries. ACReSAL will specifically target the inclusion of vulnerable and marginalized groups, including women, youth, the elderly, persons with disabilities, internally displaced people, and ethnic and religious minorities. Importantly, farmers and host communities across the 19 participating states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will benefit immensely from the project. This will help ensure their full participation in community level structures established or supported under the project. Government institutions at federal and state levels and other partners from governmental and nongovernmental agencies will be beneficiaries of the institutional modernization and policy support investments.
Project Social Media Handles?
Gombe State is set to commence a $32million
Gombe State is set to commence a $32million World Bank assisted project to reverse the effects of land degradation as well as address erosion-related challenges in the state
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Gombe State ACReSAL Project Coordinator,
Gombe State ACReSAL Project Coordinator, Amb. Sani Adamu Jauro with his team on an inspection visit to the GSU gully erosion site constructed by the administration of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya under NEWMAP
Learn MoreDay one of the ongoing Hybrid Implementation Support Mission for the ACReSAL Project taking place in Bristol Palace Hotel, Kano
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Gombe State ACReSAL Takes Awareness Campaign To Lamido Akko, LGAs
Gombe State ACReSAL Takes Awareness Campaign To Lamido Akko, LGAs The awareness train of the Gombe State Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape – ACReSAL today berth at the palace of Lamido Akko, Kaltungo, and Shongom local government headquarters. Speaking while giving an overview of the ACReSAL Project the Project Coordinator, Amb. Sani Adamu Jauro enjoined […]
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Gombe State ACReSAL Takes Campaign To LGAs, Emirates.
The Gombe State Agro-Climatic in Semi-Arid Landscape – ACReSAL has taken its community sensitization and stakeholder engagement to local government councils and Emirs’ palaces. Speaking at different times in the palaces of the Bala Waja in Balanga, the Emir of Yamaltu and Deba in Yamaltu-Deba local government areas, the Gombe State ACReSAL Project Coordinator, Amb. […]
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Gombe State ACReSAL Meets With Agricultural Specialists
As part of the strategic and expedient implementation of the 2023 work plan the Gombe State Acresal management Staff have today met with specialists from the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry. Speaking while leading the discussions, the Gombe State ACReSAL Project Coordinator, Amb. Sani Adamu Jauro said the SPMU is exerting effort to ensure […]
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Gombe State ACReSAL Meets With Water Specialists
Gombe State ACReSAL Meets With Water Specialists In continuation with deep dive into the 2023 work plan for accelerated implementation, the Gombe State ACReSAL project management staff, today met with specialists from the state ministry of water resources.Discussions were centered on developing a Terms of Reference for a study to exploit surface and groundwater in […]
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FTH Gombe Seeks ACReSAL Intervention
The Chief Medical Director of Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, Dr. Yusuf Abdullahi has appealed to the Gombe State ACReSAL to assist in controlling erosion menace in the hospital environment. Dr. Yusuf made the appeal today when he paid a courtesy call to the Gombe State Acresal Project Coordinator, Amb. Sani Adamu Jauro. He lamented that […]
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Gombe State ACReSAL Begins Consultation With Line MDAs On The 2023 Work Plan.
The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes – ACReSAL, Gombe State Project Management Unit has commenced high-level discussions with line Ministries, Departments, and Agencies for an expedient and speedy work implementation. The Gombe State ACReSAL Project Coordinator, Amb. Sani Adamu Jauro while speaking during the meeting with the representatives from the State Ministry of Environment and […]
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ACReSAL Project TTL Tasks Project Coordinators on Speedy Implementation
The World Bank Task Team Leader for the Ag-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes – ACReSAL Project, Dr. Joy Agene Iganya has charged Project Coordinators of the 19 northern states plus the FCT to speed up the implementation of the project in their respective states. Dr. Joy gave the charge while marking closing remarks at the […]
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The ACReSAL Project Task Team Leader (TTL),
The ACReSAL Project Task Team Leader (TTL), Dr. Joy Agene, other World Bank specialists, the ACReSAL NPC, and ACReSAL State Project Coordinators of the 19 State and FCT paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Environment, Hon. Mohammed Abdullahi. The TTL appreciated the tremendous support of President Muhammadu Buhari and that of the Honourable […]
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As part of the preparation for the 2023
As part of the preparation for the 2023 Calendar year Result-Based Procurement Planning and Capacity Building Clinic for World Bank projects from 24-27 January 2023 in Abuja, today 23rd January ACReSAL World Bank Project meet at Hawthorn Suites Abuja.The session was anchored by the ACReSAL Project Task Team Leader (TTL), Dr. Joy Iganya Agene, and […]
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Gombe State Acresal Receives 80 ATBU Students On Study
Tour 80 students from the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, and staff led by Prof. Isah Mohammed of the Environmental Management Technology department.Addressing the students before taking them to the field for practical experience the Gombe State NEWMAP/ACReSAL Project Coordinator, Amb. Sani Adamu Jauro explained that NEWMAP under His Excellency, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya […]
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Gombe State University Gully Erosion Control To Be Commissioned
The Gombe State University gully erosion control works undertaken by Gombe State through the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project – NEWMAP will soon be officially commissioned by His Excellency, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya.Gombe State ACReSAL/NEWMAP Project Coordinator, Amb. Sani Adamu Jauro made this known after leading the project team on an inspection of the […]
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GOMBE STATE ACReSAL PC HARPS ON PROPER EXPECTATIONS MANAGEMENT
The Gombe ACReSAL Project Coordinator, Amb. Sani Adamu Jauro has advised the stakeholders to ensure that the expectations of the project beneficiaries are properly managed for successful implementation. This came on the heels of a review of the ACReSAL M&E manual as part of the ongoing ACReSAL workshop/clinic in Katsina state. He said, to mitigate […]
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COP27: GOMBE STATE DELEGATION SEEKS MORE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP
The Gombe State delegation at the ongoing COP 27 climate change conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, which consists of the commissioner of Environment and Forest Resources, Alh. Shehu Ibrahim Madugu, Special Adviser for Budget, Planning, and Development Partner Coordination, Dr. Ishiyaku Mohammed, and the Project Coordinator of Gombe State ACReSAL, Amb. Sani Adamu has […]
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Amb. Sani Adamu Jauro, Gombe State ACReSAL Project Coordinator
Speaking at the Nigerian pavilion during the ongoing 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt where he made comments on the efforts of Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya in addressing the effects of Climate Change in Gombe State.Gombe State is represented by the Commissioner of Environment and Forest […]
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PROFFER SOLUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES- Gombe ACReSAL PC Tells Students
The Gombe State Project Coordinator of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes – ACReSAL project, Amb. Sani Adamu Jauro has urged students to embark on research to proffer solutions to the environmental challenges in the country. Amb. Sani made the call at his office during the send-forth of 13 students from various institutions of higher […]
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COMMUNITIES PRAISE GOV. INUWA OVER APPOINTMENT OF ACReSAL PC Leaders
COMMUNITIES PRAISE GOV. INUWA OVER APPOINTMENT OF ACReSAL PC Leaders of communities facing the threat of the Doma gully in Gombe town have extolled Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya for appointing Amb. Sani Adamu Jauro as the Project Coordinator for the Gombe State Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes – ACReSAL Project.The community leaders who were at […]
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His Excellency
Alh. Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya
(Danmajen Gombe)
Executive Governor Gombe State
Sani Adamu Jauro,PhD. (born 22nd January
1983 in Gombe Local Government, Gombe
State) is an Environmentalist per excellent, who
is currently the Project Coordinator Gombe State
ACReSAL Project appointed by His Excellency
Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON (Danmajen
Gombe) the Executive Governor of Gombe
State, and Chairman of Northern Nigerian
Governors Forum.
Dr. Sani attended Ibrahim Bako Primary School Bauchi from 1989 to 1994 where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate, he also attended Govt. Science Secondary School Gombe from 1998 to 2001 and obtained his Secondary School Certificate.
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ACReSAL COMPONENTS
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Dryland Management
Strategic Watershed Planning Landscape Investments Special Ecosystems -
Community Climate Resilience
Community Strengthening Community Investments -
Institutional Strengthening and Project Management
Institutional and Policy Strengthening Project Management -
Contingent Emergency Response
- The ACReSAL project is a multi-sectoral and multi-institutional scheme, covering Environment, Agriculture and Water.
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