{"id":"nigeria-sector-oshin-oyi-catchment-resilience-plan-oct18-2026","canonicalSlug":"nigeria-sector-oshin-oyi-catchment-resilience-plan-oct18-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/nigeria-sector-oshin-oyi-catchment-resilience-plan-oct18-2026","language":"en","title":"ACReSAL outlines restoration plan for Oshin-Oyi catchment","summary":"The strategic plan covers a 4.9-million-hectare watershed spanning Kwara, Kogi and Niger states.","body":["ACReSAL said stakeholders discussed a Strategic Catchment Management Plan for the Oshin-Oyi catchment at a meeting in Jos reported on October 18. The watershed spans Kwara, Kogi and Niger states and covers 4.9 million hectares, according to the project report.","The assessment cited high soil-loss risk across about 48% of the catchment and proposed erosion control, afforestation, flood management, river desilting, climate-smart agriculture and improved clean-water access. These are identified priorities and a roadmap; the release does not report completed restoration outcomes."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"ACReSAL outlines restoration plan for Oshin-Oyi catchment\n\nThe strategic plan covers a 4.9-million-hectare watershed spanning Kwara, Kogi and Niger states.\n\nACReSAL said stakeholders discussed a Strategic Catchment Management Plan for the Oshin-Oyi catchment at a meeting in Jos reported on October 18. The watershed spans Kwara, Kogi and Niger states and covers 4.9 million hectares, according to the project report.\n\nThe assessment cited high soil-loss risk across about 48% of the catchment and proposed erosion control, afforestation, flood management, river desilting, climate-smart agriculture and improved clean-water access. These are identified priorities and a roadmap; the release does not report completed restoration outcomes.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["non-oil-economy"],"eventDate":"2026-10-18","eventDateBasis":"source-report-date; exact meeting day unspecified","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T15:04:50Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-20T15:04:50Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-20T14:36:47Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-18","translatedAt":"2026-10-20T15:01:27Z","sources":[{"url":"https://acresal.gov.ng/restoring-the-oshin-oyi-catchment-acresal-stakeholders-chart-resilience-roadmap-for-4-9-million-hectares/","name":"Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL)","licence":"No open content-reuse licence stated on the source page.","checkedAt":"2026-10-20","licenseUrl":"https://acresal.gov.ng/restoring-the-oshin-oyi-catchment-acresal-stakeholders-chart-resilience-roadmap-for-4-9-million-hectares/","attribution":"Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), report dated 2026-10-18","publishedAt":"2026-10-18"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/nigeria-sector-oshin-oyi-catchment-resilience-plan-oct18-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/nigeria-sector-oshin-oyi-catchment-resilience-plan-oct18-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/nigeria-sector-oshin-oyi-catchment-resilience-plan-oct18-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/nigeria-sector-oshin-oyi-catchment-resilience-plan-oct18-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/nigeria-sector-oshin-oyi-catchment-resilience-plan-oct18-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/nigeria-sector-oshin-oyi-catchment-resilience-plan-oct18-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/nigeria-sector-oshin-oyi-catchment-resilience-plan-oct18-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["project-update"],"geographies":[{"role":"economic-scope","countryCode":"NG","subdivisionCode":"NG-KW"},{"role":"economic-scope","countryCode":"NG","subdivisionCode":"NG-KO"},{"role":"economic-scope","countryCode":"NG","subdivisionCode":"NG-NI"},{"role":"event-location","countryCode":"NG","subdivisionCode":"NG-PL"}],"evidenceBasis":["reported-observation","plan"],"measurementPeriod":null}}