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Borno

CAI asked 10 questions about climate implementation in Borno and read 19 public documents. Only 1 of those questions could be answered in full from the documents reviewed.

Capital
Maiduguri
Geopolitical zone
North East
Public documents reviewed
19

Population

Projected population · 6.11 million (2022)

Source

Primary climate risk

Drought and desertification

Shrinking water bodies and advancing desert conditions undermine farming, fishing and grazing across the state.

Source (2024)

What the public record covers

On the other questions the documents say something, but not enough to confirm the answer. CAI also read 158 climate-relevant budget and expenditure lines published by this jurisdiction.

This shows what CAI found in public documents, not climate performance. A gap in the record is not a zero, and is not proof that nothing is happening.

Evidence found, question by question

Policy

2 of 3

Evidence found for 2 of 3 questions

Spending

3 of 3

Evidence found for 3 of 3 questions

Outcomes

4 of 4

Evidence found for 4 of 4 questions

Policy

The climate strategy, the law or order behind it, and the institution responsible for the work.

Questions with evidence
2 of 3
Documents
5

  • Is a climate policy or strategy published?

    The Borno State Climate Action Plan 2024–2030 is a state-specific plan with explicit NDC/national alignment, named institutions and detailed priority actions. The Governor’s foreword commits government to implementation, inter-ministerial coordination, sector climate units and annual appropriation prioritization.

    Fully documentedBorno State Climate Action Plan 2024–2030

  • Is there a published law or order giving authority for climate action?

    The 2024–2030 plan states government will liaise with the State House of Assembly to provide a legislative framework for implementation. No later authenticated climate legal instrument was retrieved in the public sources reviewed.

    Nothing found

  • Is an institution responsible for climate work named and working?

    Borno’s official Ministry of Environment site identifies climate change as a ministry function and the institutional structure includes a climate-change/desertification/flood-control function. Primary evidence for identified staff plus dated 2025 operational output was not assembled from the published documents.

    Visible, incompleteBorno State Ministry of Environment
Documents behind policy (5 documents)

Spending

What published budget and expenditure records show about climate spending, energy projects, and the audit of that money.

Questions with evidence
3 of 3
Documents
8

  • Do published records show climate-related spending?

    The published fiscal records did not provide enough detail to establish this amount.

    Visible, incompleteBorno State PFM Budget Library

  • Is spending on renewable energy projects reported?

    The published fiscal records did not provide enough detail to establish this amount.

    Fully documentedBorno State PFM Budget Library

  • Is climate-related spending audited, and is the outcome published?

    The public records did not show the complete sequence from the audit finding to the government’s response and resolution.

    Faint signalBorno Auditor-General report for year 2024
What the published budget lines are about

71 of the 158 climate-relevant budget and expenditure lines published by Borno could be sorted into a theme from the wording of the line. Each bar counts line items, not naira.

  • Renewable energy, electricity

    21 lines

  • Waste, pollution, methane

    19 lines

  • Flood, erosion, drainage

    16 lines

  • Forestry, land restoration

    15 lines

This shows how many published lines mention each kind of climate work. It does not show how much money was allocated, and it does not show what was actually spent.

Where the public record stops

  • The public record shows general fiscal/audit accountability visibility, but does not disclose a completed audit-control cycle specifically covering climate-relevant public expenditure with response and independent closure.
Documents behind spending (8 documents)

Outcomes

Measured results: emissions reduced, people helped, priority groups reached and targets met.

Questions with evidence
4 of 4
Documents
3

  • Is a reduction in emissions measured?

    The public sources reviewed did not provide all the measurement needed to establish the reported result.

    Faint signalBorno State Climate Action Plan 2024-2030

  • Is the number of people helped to cope with climate impacts measured?

    The public sources reviewed did not provide all the measurement needed to establish the reported result. Humanitarian affected-population figures are needs/exposure context, not direct beneficiaries of a delivered climate intervention.

    Faint signalBorno State Climate Action Plan 2024-2030

  • Is the share of that help reaching priority groups measured?

    The public sources reviewed did not provide all the measurement needed to establish the reported result.

    Faint signalBorno State Climate Action Plan 2024-2030

  • Were stated targets met?

    2024-2030 climate action plan located. The public sources reviewed did not show whether the target due in 2025 was met.

    Faint signalBorno State Climate Action Plan 2024-2030

Where the public record stops

  • The public record supports implementation visibility, but does not publish enough raw variables to establish the reported result.
  • The public record supports implementation visibility, but does not publish enough raw variables to establish the reported result.
  • The public record supports implementation visibility, but does not publish enough raw variables to establish the reported result.
Documents behind outcomes (3 documents)

Climate work named in the documents

These are the kinds of climate work named in Borno's published records. The list shows what appears in documents, not how much was delivered.

  • Solar and mini-grids

    Published records name solar or mini-grid electricity work in this jurisdiction.

  • Flood, erosion and drainage

    Published records name flood, erosion or drainage work in this jurisdiction.

  • Forestry and land restoration

    Published records name forestry or land restoration work in this jurisdiction.

  • Waste, pollution and methane

    Published records name waste, pollution or methane work in this jurisdiction.

  • Water and resilient agriculture

    Published records name water, sanitation or farming resilience work in this jurisdiction.

  • Health resilience

    Published records name health resilience work in this jurisdiction.

  • Other supported sectors

    Published records name cross-cutting climate or resilience work that does not sit in one sector.

Recommendations

What CAI recommends publishing

These recommendations follow from where the public record stops. They are about what is published, not a judgement that Borno failed to act.

  1. 01

    Publish the law behind climate action

    Release the signed law, gazette notice or executive order, showing its current status and the climate duties it places on government.

  2. 02

    Publish the audit of climate spending

    Release which climate-related spending was audited, what the auditors found, how serious it was, and how government answered.

  3. 03

    Publish the results data

    Release results data showing where work happened, how many people it reached, how many were in priority groups, and how that compares with the stated targets.

  4. 04

    Name the institution doing the work

    Release the responsible body's mandate, its named leadership, the resources it holds, and dated records of what it has done.

  5. 05

    Publish the climate spending ledger

    Release a downloadable record of climate-related spending showing each transaction, its amount, its climate purpose and its funding source.

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