Adamu, while congratulating Sani on her appointment, said Nigeria in partnership with member states, had spearheaded efforts toward finding solutions to continued shrinkage of the Lake Chad Basin. xThe News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Lake Chad basin is a freshwater source for over 40 million people. According to the minister, there are massive interventions ongoing in the basin, with the most important one being the inter-basin water transfer from River Congo. She listed some issues surrounding member states’ delay in allowing inter-basin water transfer from their rivers. Even at UNESCO, Nigeria is being looked up to in programmes for livelihood support in the region,” Sani said.

Source: The Guardian July 07, 2021 18:11 UTC