UNICEF, FCDO Unveil Second Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Project In Jigawa

As climate change and environmental degradation continue to threaten public infrastructure, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched the second phase of its Climate-Resilient Infrastructure for Basic Services (CRIBS) project, targeting schools and hospitals in Jigawa State.
The first phase of the project, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), was piloted in Kano and Jigawa States. Its success paved the way for the second phase, which has been expanded to more states across Nigeria.
At a stakeholders’ meeting to inaugurate the second phase of the programme, UNICEF Chief of Field Office for Kano, Mr Shafeequr Rahman, said the CRIBS initiative...