Program Objectives

Main Objectives
Wage employment
Food security
Financial inclusion
Self-employment
Market access
Social services
Income diversification
Women's empowerment
Social cohesion
Productivity
Social inclusion
Climate resilience
Program Description

The project aims to increase the implementation of sustainable landscape management practices in targeted watersheds in northern Nigeria and strengthen Nigeria's long-term enabling environment for integrated climate-resilient landscape management.

Program Components

Transfer
Coaching
Business capital
Financial services facilitation
Wage employment facilitation
Market links
Skills training
Climate resilience support
Average program duration for participants
Under one year
Between one and three years
More than three years
Do participants access components in a specific sequence?

Digitization

COMPONENTS DELIVERED DIGITALLY
Transfer
Coaching
Business capital
Financial services facilitation
Market links
Skills training
Climate resilience support
Wage employment

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

TARGETED POVERTY GROUPS

Ultra-poor

PRIORITY VULNERABLE GROUPS

Displacement-affected

Women

Youth

Older people

Persons with disabilities

Climate-affected

Marginalized

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Age

Sex

Poverty status

Behavioral attributes

PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS

Geographic targeting

Basic Program Information

Country
Nigeria
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lead implementing agency
Federal Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Type lead implementing agency
National govt
Start date
End date
P-code (WB programs)
P175237
Global Practice (World Bank)
Environment, Natural Resources & the Blue Economy

Country Information

Lending category (WB only)
Blend
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
Yes
Total Population (million)

213.40

Poverty headcount (NPL) (%)

40.10%

Poverty headcount ($2.15/day (2017 PPP)) (%)

30.90%

Poverty headcount (MPI) (%)

46.42%

No. Economic inclusion programs in the country

11

No. beneficiaries (direct & indirect) of economic inclusion programs in the country

6,198,770

PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Needs assessment
Process evaluation
Institutional assessments
Economic evaluation
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Overall impact
Cost effectivness
Name research partners
Africa Gender Innovation Lab
Date when impact evaluation results available
June, 2026

Program Coverage

Direct participants

 

Direct & indirect beneficiaries

 

Percentage female participants

 

Share of country population (%)
:
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
:
Area/s
: Mix (urban & rural)
Geographic coverage
: Several states/regions

Institutional Arrangements

Organizations Involved In Implementation Providing Financing
National/central government
Regional/district government
Local/municipal government
Non-governmental organization
Community
Financial Service Provider
World Bank
Multilateral (not WB)
Bilateral organization
Private sector organization

Community Engagement

Components Delivered Through Community
  • Transfer
  • Business capital
  • Wage employment facilitation
  • Skills training
  • Coaching
  • Financial services facilitation
  • Market links
  • Climate resilience support
Community Structures Leveraged for Program delivery
  • Informal community groups
  • Formal community groups
  • Local governance groups
  • Community individuals
  • Other community structures

Contact Us

PEI Management Team
peimt@worldbank.org

DNA: Does Not Apply; FY: Fiscal Year; FCV: Fragility, Conflict, and Violence; MPI: Multidimensional Poverty Index; NPL: National Poverty Line; N/A: Not available; WB: World Bank