The Nigerian Government has pledged renewed commitment to partner with UNESCO towards improving livelihoods of inhabitants of the Lake Chad Region.
Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu made the pledge on Wednesday, when he received Dr Hajo Sani, Nigeria’s Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to the UNESCO; in Abuja.
He added that the Inter-Basin Water Transfer Project, although a long –term one would see ways to end extinction of the lake, saying opening bid for feasibility study for River Chari would soon be open. She listed some issues surrounding member states’ delay in allowing inter-basin water transfer from their rivers.
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