The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), a World Bank-financed agency that addresses land degradation and climate change in 19 northern states and Abuja, has completed projects worth ₦200 million in Benue State.
Victor Ama, Benue State Project Coordinator for ACReSAL, revealed that the funds were used to renovate facilities at the Ministry of Water Resources, Environment and Climate Change, and the Ministry of Agriculture.
The initiative aims to enhance resilience and sustainable development in the region.
The state project Coordinator of ACReSAL stated this on Monday while briefing news men shortly after handing over the executed projects to the Commissioners of Water Resources and that of Agricultural and Food Security at the Ministries Headquarters in Makurdi, the State Capital.
The State Project Coordinator explained that ACReSAL is a World Bank-funded project that seeks to improve the adoption of sustainable landscape management practices, targeting watersheds in northern Nigeria, and also to uplift the livelihoods of people living in these watersheds.
Ama, who is known to be enthusiastic, self-motivated, reliable, and a hard-working leader with many years of experience, appreciated the executive Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, for supporting the ACReSAL team to enable them to execute projects capable of benefiting the people of the State.