FG TO SAFEGUARD LAKE CHAD BASIN FROM SHRINKING

The Federal Government has taken a bold step towards finding sustainable solutions by safeguarding and revitalising the shrinking Lake Chad Basin.

The Minister of Water Resources and current Chairman of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, Suleiman Adamu, disclosed this at the Regional Validation Workshop in Abuja on Thursday.

The workshop was for the revised terms of reference for the in-depth study on improving the hydraulic capacity of the Chari-Logone catchment and development of the Lake Chad.

He stated that the workshop was also to operationalise the directives of the Summit of Heads of States and Government of the Commission on safeguarding the lake.