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Making vital climate connections for 160 million in the Niger Basin
After years of CGIAR research and engagement, “nexus” thinking has been adopted into policy across the climate-affected Niger Basin, potentially benefiting more than 160 million people.
The Niger River Basin is shared by nine countries in West Africa, covering 2.23 million km2 and supporting 160 million people. In a changing climate, it suffers from water, energy, and food insecurity, environmental degradation, and political and civil conflicts.
The Nexus Guidance policy, formally adopted by the Niger Basin Council of Ministers in December 2022, offers a systematic methodology for assessing synergies and linkages across the water-energy-food-ecosystems (WEFE) nexus, coordinating the efforts of 350 active projects, including dams, irrigation schemes and conservation programs, and achieving the Basin’s Shared Vision for a resilient future.
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