About Us

Who We Are

Kaduna ACReSAL Project Management Office is responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising climate-resilient landscape restoration activities across the state. Working with local communities, MDAs, and the World Bank, we ensure effective implementation of interventions that restore degraded lands, protect the environment, strengthen agriculture, and build climate-resilient communities.

What We Do

We Focus On:

Climate-resilient agriculture support
Landscape restoration and watershed management
Stakeholder capacity building and community strengthening
Environmental monitoring and climate data analysis
Policy support and institutional strengthening

Here Are Some Key Areas Of focus for ACReSAL

ABOUT US

History of ACReSAL

The ACReSAL is a six-year World Bank assisted Project committed to landscapes restoration in Northern Nigeria. The region is characterized by high poverty rates, low literacy, an environment of fragility, conflict, and violence, degradation of natural resources, poor agricultural productivity, climate risks, desertification, poor penetration of modern technology, and weak institutional capacity. Addressing these issues will require effort in multiple sectors. The Federal Ministry of Environment is the lead implementing Agency, in collaboration with the Federal Ministries of Water Resources, and Agriculture and Rural Development. The ACReSAL project is a multi-sectoral and multi-institutional scheme, covering Environment, Agriculture and Water. It was designed by the Federal Government to combat desertification, restore degraded lands, and special ecosystems for agriculture and biodiversity conservation. It is also expected to tackle issues of water scarcity for Agricultural purposes and the negative impact of Climate Change on Agricultural productivity, as well as livelihood of rural farmers in the selected states of the country. The Project Development Objective of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) is to increase the implementation of sustainable landscape management practices in targeted watersheds in northern Nigeria and strengthen Nigeria’s long-term enabling environment for integrated climate-resilient landscape management.

To address environmental challenges arising from climate change and poor land-use practices in Northern Nigeria

To have strong practices and policies on ecological restoration and climate change resilience community.

The project is being implanted across the Nineteen (19) Northern Participating States including Federal Capital Territory Abuja. The ACReSAL Project Development Objective (PDO) is aimed to increase the adoption of sustainable landscapes management practices in targeted watersheds in Northern Nigeria and strengthen Nigeria long term framework for integrated climate resilient landscape management.

Leadership

kaduna Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources

Hon. Alhaji Abubakar Buba

Honourable Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources provides strategic oversight and policy direction for the implementation of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project in Kaduna State. In this capacity, the Commissioner ensures that the project aligns with the state’s environmental priorities, sustainable land management goals, and climate adaptation agenda. He works closely with the State Project Management Unit (SPMU), development partners, and relevant ministries to strengthen institutional frameworks, enhance environmental governance, and support large-scale restoration of degraded ecosystems. The Commissioner also plays a key role in mobilising state-level resources, fostering inter-agency collaboration, and engaging policymakers to promote climate-smart agriculture, watershed rehabilitation, and community-based resilience initiatives. Through his leadership, Kaduna State continues to advance the ACReSAL mission of combating land degradation, improving livelihoods, and building a more resilient, environmentally secure future for communities across all participating local government areas.

The National Project Coordinator

Mr. Abdulhamid Umar

The National Project Coordinator (NPC) of the ACReSAL project provides strategic leadership and coordination for project implementation nationwide, including Kaduna State. The Coordinator ensures that ACReSAL activities in Kaduna align with national priorities, World Bank standards, and Nigeria’s climate resilience and land restoration objectives. Working closely with the Kaduna State Project Management Unit and relevant stakeholders, the NPC supports institutional strengthening, policy alignment, and effective delivery of sustainable land management, watershed restoration, and climate-smart agriculture initiatives. Through oversight, coordination, and stakeholder engagement, the National Coordinator helps advance ACReSAL’s goal of combating land degradation, improving livelihoods, and building climate resilience in Kaduna State.