Yobe state project coordinator led staff on a 5-day meeting on wetland zones

Yobe state project coordinator led staff on a 5-day meeting on wetland zones

By: Yahaya Wakili

Yobe State Project Coordinator Agro-climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) has led a delegation of stakeholders and staff to a 5-day Stakeholders Engagement for the Development of Strategic Catchment Management Plan in Riparian/Wetland Zones of Northern Nigeria.

In a statement issued by the communication officer, Malam Ibrahim Baba Saleh, the event was aimed at engaging stakeholders on the best way to develop a strategic catchment management plan around the basin.

The Chairman of the Riparian States, Mr. Shehu Mohammed, highlighted the efforts made by his team within the period under review.

He buttressed some of the interventions made by ACReSAL, particularly the dredging of Nguru wetland targeted to benefit over 5000 direct farmers.

The meeting had in attendance the ACReSAL National Project Coordinator, Mr. Abdulhamid Umar, consultants and resource persons, and staff from the Federal Project Management Unit (FPMU).

Yobe state project coordinator led staff on a 5-day meeting on wetland zones