Nigeria: World Bank, UNDP Approve N1.344bn for Lake Chad

25 June 2004

Abuja — The World Bank and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have approved $.9.6 million (N1.344 billion) grant to the Lake Chad Basin Commission as part of efforts to improve the Lake Chad Basin.

The Executive Secretary of LCBC, Engr. Sani Adamu while speaking at the launching of Lake Chad Basin/Global Ecological Facility Project in Abuja yesterday disclosed that the two-day workshop LCBC/GEF, was to try to sensitise all stakeholders to identify with the necessary project elements and deliberation on easy steps the project should take.

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