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.
About the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja)
Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city wascreated in 1976from parts of the North Central states of old Kaduna, Kwara, Niger, and Plateau states. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
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The Federal Capital Territory was created upon the promulgation of decree number 6 of 1976. It came into existence due to a need to find a replacement for the capital city of Lagos which had become congested and had little space for expansion. The area chosen for the new capital was principally home to the indigenous tribes of Gbagyi, Ganagana Igbiras, Gede, Bassa, Gwandara and Nupe tribes..
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Lying between latitudes 8.25 and 9.20 north of the equator and longitudes 6.45 and 7.39 east of Greenwich Meridian, the Federal Capital Territory is geographically located at the center of the country, occupying a landmass of approximately 7,315 km.
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Decree 6 of 1976, gave the federal government rights over land within the Territory and produced a detailed plan referred to as the Abuja Master Plan in February 1979 to provide the guide for implementation of all developmental activities.
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Historically, the FCT had been an area that is sparsely populated but following its proclamation as Nigeria’s Capital city and subsequent developmental activities and associated environmental challenges began to manifest.
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Project Development Objective
Our (PDO) is to increase the implementation of sustainable landscapes management practices in targeted watersheds
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What is ACReSAL Project Impact?
ACReSAL Project will help restore 1 million hectares of degraded land in the northern part of the country.
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Where is the Project being implemented
The Project is being implemented in the 19 Northern States of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
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Who are the project beneficiaries
ACReSAL interventions will improve land use planning, restoration of degraded land, increase food productivity
Read MoreThe ACReSAL project is a multi-sectoral and multi-institutional scheme, covering Environment, Agriculture and Water.
- 1 Component A: Dryland Management
- Strategic Watershed Planning Landscape Investments Special Ecosystems
- 2 Component B: Community Climate Resilience
- Community Strengthening Community Investments
- 3 Component C: Institutional Strengthening and Project Management
- Institutional and Policy Strengthening Project Management
- 4 Component D: Contingent Emergency Response
- Contingent Emergency Response
Landscape Restoration Key to Sustainable Development
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Catchment Management Plan: FCT ACReSAL engages stakeholders
As part of the efforts by the Federal Capital Territory Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes…
