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Yobe State ECCAP 2025–2030

Yobe State Environmental & Climate Change Action Project

Enhancing resilience to climate change and reducing food insecurity across 178 political wards.

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👁 Our Vision

A climate-resilient Yobe State with sustainable livelihoods, restored ecosystems, and empowered communities thriving across all 17 LGAs.

🎯 Our Mission

To enhance resilience to climate change and reduce food insecurity through land restoration, livelihood diversification, and green job creation.

About the Project

Overview & Governance

The Yobe ECCAP is an African Development Bank-funded project focusing on land restoration and livelihood diversification across 178 wards, covering 17 LGAs with an estimated population of 3.5 million people.

Established by Yobe State Government under the leadership of His Excellency, Hon (Dr) Mai Mala Buni, CON, CONM (Chiroman Gujba), the project is domiciled in the State Ministry of Environment and funded by Yobe State Government, the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA).

The development objective is to enhance resilience to climate change and reduce food insecurity through creating opportunities for food production and incomes in Yobe State.

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178
Political Wards
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17
LGAs
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3.5M
Population
Strategic Pillars

Project Components

Three integrated focus areas driving sustainable transformation across Yobe State

Land Restoration

Land Restoration & Environment

Nursery renovation, sand dune stabilization, and shelterbelts to combat desertification and restore degraded land. Planting 20 million trees to enhance forest cover by 20,000 ha.

🌲 Nursery Renovation ⛰ Sand Dune Stabilization 🛡 Shelterbelts & Woodlots
Agriculture & Water

Agriculture & Water

Oasis rehabilitation and riverine water management schemes. Developing 6,000 Ha of arable land with integrated water management for wheat, rice, and horticulture.

🌱 Oasis Rehabilitation 💧 Water Management 🌾 Crop Production
Economic Diversification

Economic Diversification

MSME development and carbon market systems creating green jobs. Training 3,560 MSMEs in social entrepreneurship and non-wood dependent industries.

🏭 MSME Development 🛡 Carbon Markets 💼 Green Jobs
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Key Metrics

Real-time progress towards our climate resilience and food security goals

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Arable Land
Green fields with progress tracking
Target: 6,000 ha
20%
1,200 of 6,000 achieved
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Farmers Supported
Farmers reached across 178 wards
Target: 40,000
21%
8,500 of 40,000 achieved
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Clean Energy
Women using clean-cooking technology
Target: 21,780 Cook-stoves
24%
5,200 of 21,780 achieved
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Livestock Assets
Households with livestock assets
Target: 21,780 Households
22%
4,800 of 21,780 achieved
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Green Jobs
MSME development & employment
Target: 2,000 Created
23%
450 of 2,000 achieved
Social Inclusion

Livelihood & Women's Empowerment

Empowering communities through clean energy, livestock distribution, and comprehensive capacity-building programs targeting the most vulnerable households.

Women empowerment through ECCAP
21,780
Women with clean cook-stoves
21,780
Households with livestock
1,436
Sets of small ruminants
3,560
People trained
Impact

Key Outcomes

🌿 Reduced Environmental Degradation

  • 120,000 Ha vegetation cover improved
  • 2.4 million CO₂ mteq carbon sequestrated

🛡 Increased Resilience

  • 4,500 ha degraded land reclaimed
  • 1,500 ha land with improved water management

🌾 Increased Food Production & Incomes

  • 10,000 mt p.a. additional rice and wheat produced
  • 2,000 new green jobs created

👩 Improved Livelihood for Women & Youth

  • 10% increase in women and youth earning income via MSMEs
  • 10% increase in women with improved health via cook-stoves
Geographical Coverage

Across Yobe State

Covering 17 Local Government Areas and 178 political wards with an estimated population of 3.5 million

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17
Local Government Areas
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178
Political Wards
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3.5M
Estimated Population
Bade
Bursari
Damaturu
Fika
Fune
Geidam
Gujba
Gulani
Jakusko
Karasuwa
Machina
Nangere
Nguru
Potiskum
Tarmuwa
Yunusari
Yusufari
Get in Touch

Contact Us

Project Office

📍 NEAZDP Headquarters Building, 7Km Gashua-Potiskum Road, Garin Alkali, Yobe State

📧 info@eccap.org.ng

📞 +234 8036034001, 0806552948

🌐 eccap.org.ng

Funding Partners

• Yobe State Government

• African Development Bank (AfDB)

• Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)

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