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The acronym "ACReSAL" stands for Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-And Landscapes it is a World Bank assisted Project aimed at addressing the challenges of land degradation and climate Change in Northern Nigeria on a multidimensional scale.
To address environmental challenges arising from Climate Change and poor land-use practices in Zamfara State.
To have strong practices and policies on ecological restoration and a climate-resilient community
ACReSAL is a Six-year term project committed to landscape restoration in Zamfara State
- Reducing land degradation and erosion
- Increasing vegetative cover
- Improving agricultural productivity
- Increasing availability and access to water improving pasture management
- Improve farm and non-farm livelihoods to broaden economic activity, particularly for women and vulnerable groups
and reduce the community's dependency on and inappropriate use of natural resources.
The ACReSAL Project will help restore 1 million hectares of degraded land in the northern part of the country. This will contribute to the Federal Government Of Nigeria's objective/commitment of restoring four million hectares of degraded land set for broader landscape restoration by 2030. The Project will also help reduce the vulnerability of millions of extremely poor people in northern Nigeria, strengthening their role in line with achieving environmental sustainability,
Component A. Dryland Management
 
Component B. Community Climate Resilience
 
Component C. Institutional Strengthening and Project Management
 
Component D. Contingent Emergency Response Component
ACReSAL Project was approved by the World Bank Board of Directors on 16th December 2021, ACReSAL became effective on 24th June 2022 and the Closing Date is 31-Mar-2028.
The Project is being implemented in the 19 Northern States of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The Federal Ministry of Environment is the lead implementing ministry for the project. in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) and the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation.

Zamfara ACReSAL