State
Cross River
CAI asked 10 questions about climate implementation in Cross River and read 23 public documents. Only 1 of those questions could be answered in full from the documents reviewed.
- Capital
- Calabar
- Geopolitical zone
- South South
- Public documents reviewed
- 23
Primary climate risk
Coastal flooding and erosion
Coastal surge, gully erosion and heavy rainfall threaten shoreline settlements, forest margins and farmland.
Source (2021)What the public record covers
On the other questions the documents say something, but not enough to confirm the answer. No published budget document that CAI could read line by line was found for 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
3 of 3
Evidence found for 3 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
- 3 of 3
- Documents
- 6
Cross River’s official 2025 budget contains a dedicated Council on Climate Change with personnel and operating resources.
Is a climate policy or strategy published?
Official state materials and external governance profiling consistently refer to a Cross River climate policy/action plan, but the primary adopted instrument and adoption record were not retrieved in the public sources reviewed.
Faint signal2024/2025 Cross River Climate Governance ProfileIs there a published law or order giving authority for climate action?
A December 2024 release reports a Climate Change and Green Economy Commission Law and statutory climate bodies.
Visible, incompleteGov. Otu Reaffirms Commitment to Tackling Climate ChangeIs an institution responsible for climate work named and working?
Cross River’s official 2025 budget contains a dedicated Council on Climate Change with personnel and operating resources.
Fully documentedCross River State 2025 Budget. Council on Climate Change
Where the public record stops
- To establish this fully, verify stable resources beyond budget appropriation, formal cross-MDA coordination across at least two cycles/equivalent work products, and a recurring work/reporting cycle.
Documents behind policy (6 documents)
- 2024/2025 Cross River Climate Governance Profile
Policy/governance source
Rely on the metric decision for whether the element is substantively established.
- Gov. Otu Reaffirms Commitment to Tackling Climate Change
Policy/governance source
Rely on the metric decision for whether the element is substantively established.
- Cross River State 2025 Budget. Council on Climate Change
Policy/governance source
Rely on the metric decision for whether the element is substantively established.
- Smokeless Cook Stoves Delivery
Policy/governance source
Rely on the metric decision for whether the element is substantively established.
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, incompleteCross River State 2025 Annual Report & AccountsIs spending on renewable energy projects reported?
The published fiscal records did not provide enough detail to establish this amount.
Faint signalCross River State 2025 Annual Report & AccountsIs 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 signalCross River audit reports category
Where the public record stops
- The full-year record is publicly listed, but a usable source file was not retrieved from the public website searched.
- A relevant public source was located or listed, but line-level executed energy-capital detail is not set out in the public sources reviewed.
- 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)
- Cross River State 2025 Annual Report & Accounts
Budget performance / expenditure source
- Embedded-url
Budget performance / expenditure source
- Embedded-url
Budget performance / expenditure source
- Embedded-url
Budget performance / expenditure source
Outcomes
Measured results: emissions reduced, people helped, priority groups reached and targets met.
- Questions with evidence
- 4 of 4
- Documents
- 2
Is a reduction in emissions measured?
The public sources reviewed did not provide all the measurement needed to establish the reported result.
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. Forest/deforestation and post-the end of the study period project sources do not establish 2025 direct beneficiaries.
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.
Were stated targets met?
Climate-governance and legal/institutional records visible. No due 2025 result against the target established.
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 (2 documents)
- CSOs unite to combat escalating deforestation in Cross River State
Civil society / forest source
Substantive source material is locally preserved. The evidence URL and retrieval route are documented.
- 2024/2025 Cross River Climate Governance Profile
External governance profile
Substantive source material is locally preserved. The evidence URL and retrieval route are documented.
Climate work named in the documents
These are the kinds of climate work named in Cross River'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.
Forestry and land restoration
Published records name forestry or land restoration 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 Cross River failed to act.
- 01
Publish the climate plan and its status
Release the climate plan or strategy with its formal status and date, who is responsible for delivering it, and any progress review.
- 02
Publish the renewable energy spending record
Release a downloadable record of money actually spent on renewable energy projects, showing the agency, the project and the amount.
- 03
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.
- 04
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.
- 05
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.