The effort to mitigate adverse effects of soil and land degradation in targeted watershed for environmental sustainability in the country, envisionned and created the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP)…more
Videos of Beneficiaries and Stakeholders' Feedback from Numerous Intervention Sites
NEWMAP IS currently intervening in 22 states and numerous sites. Feedbacks from stakeholders and beneficiaries are very encouraging, for instance, in Anambra. The impact of the Project is considerably high.
NEWMAP Completes Mabera Stormwater Works
The Mabera Storm Water Management Works embarked upon by the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project NEWMAP...
World Bank/FGN Joint Mission to Katsina
A joint mission of the World Bank and the Federal government was in Katsina to inspect NEWMAP projects in Katsina...
PHOTO STORY: Akwa Ibom Governor Lauds NEWMAP Project
His Excellency, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel, inspects the NEWMAP flood control project at IBB on Friday, February 25, 2022. He thanked NEWMAP and World Bank for support and was impressed with the Project Team for quality and timely delivery....
World Bank/FGN Joint Mission to Katsina
A joint mission of the World Bank and the Federal government was in Katsina to inspect NEWMAP projects in Katsina state. Part of the mission includes the Country Director, the Task Team Leader and the National Project Coordinator The Government and people of Katsina...
NEWMAP Receives Best Performing Project in the World Bank Portfolio In Nigeria
OUR MISSION
At NEWMAP, Our Mission is to address on a multi-dimensional scale the menace of gully erosion in the south east as well as land degradation in the North.
Welcome to NEWMAP
The effort to mitigate adverse effects of soil and land degradation in targeted watershed for environmental sustainability in the country, envisioned and created the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP). Soil Erosion and degradation is one of the most serious environmental and public health problems facing human society today. Humans obtain more than 99.7% of their food from the land and less than 0.3% from the oceans and other aquatic ecosystems…read more
23 NEWMAP STATES
Over 3 Million Beneficiaries
NEWMAP OBJECTIVE
$508M + Additional Funding $400M
USD Project Portfolio
Component 1
Erosion and Watershed Management Infrastructure Investments.
Component 2
Erosion and Watershed Management Institutions and Information Services.
Component 3
Climate Change Response.
Component 4
Project Management.
OUR PARTNERS
