Kebbi begins erosion control projects in two communities
By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi The Kebbi State Government, through the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project, has commenced an erosion control project in Badariya and Dukku Mallah communities…
Erosion remains a recurring environmental and infrastructural challenge across Nigeria's semi-arid north-west, where seasonal rains and poor drainage often wash away roads, farmland and homes in communities like those around Birnin Kebbi. The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project is a World Bank-backed federal and state government initiative designed to tackle land degradation, erosion and climate vulnerability in affected states, often by rehabilitating drainage systems and stabilising erosion-prone sites.
Coverage agrees that work has started on erosion control in Badariya and a neighbouring community, variously referred to as Dukku Mallah or Malala, within Birnin Kebbi. Leadership frames the project as the revival of previously abandoned work and ties its relaunch to a formal flag-off by the state governor, while Vanguard focuses on the role of ACReSAL in delivering the intervention. Neither report details the project's cost, timeline, or the scale of erosion damage the two communities have faced.