The Lake Chad Basin has received a major boost with the launch of an €11.25 million regional water management initiative aimed at strengthening water governance, climate resilience and regional stability across one of Africa’s most vulnerable ecosystems.
The new programme, known as the Lake Chad Water Management Action, was officially launched in Bangui, Central African Republic, by the European Union, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Lake Chad Basin Commission and the Government of the Central African Republic, according to a statement by the EU delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS on Thursday.
The initiative is expected to benefit Nigeria and other member countries of the Lake Chad Basin by promoting sustainable management of shared water resources, improving cooperation among states and supporting communities facing the effects of climate change, environmental degradation and insecurity.
Funded with €7m from the European Union and €4.25m from Germany through the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the programme will support resilient infrastructure, hydrological monitoring systems, technical assistance and investment mobilisation for sustainable water resource management.
