State
Delta
CAI asked 10 questions about climate implementation in Delta and read 12 public documents. None of those questions could be answered in full from the documents reviewed.
- Capital
- Asaba
- Geopolitical zone
- South South
- Public documents reviewed
- 12
Primary climate risk
Coastal and river flooding
Tidal surge, sea-level rise and Niger river flooding inundate delta settlements, farmland and access roads.
Source (2021)What the public record covers
On every question the documents say something, but never 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
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
- 4
Is a climate policy or strategy published?
Delta’s official fiscal records include a line for implementation of a Climate Change Strategic Action Plan, and historical reporting describes a state climate policy/territorial plan. The current qualifying plan, adoption status and NDC alignment were not independently retrieved.
Visible, incompleteDelta State 2025 Budget / Budget DocumentsIs there a published law or order giving authority for climate action?
No state climate law/regulation/executive instrument satisfying was authenticated.
Nothing foundIs an institution responsible for climate work named and working?
External 2025 profiling names a Climate Change Desk Officer in Delta’s Ministry of Environment, but primary evidence of formal mandate, staff structure and dated 2025 output was not fully verified.
Visible, incomplete
Documents behind policy (4 documents)
- Delta State 2025 Budget / Budget Documents
Policy/governance source
No provision-level document links established from the preserved public text.
- NEWMAP-EIB. Participating state in €175m erosion/watershed programme
Policy/governance source
Rely on the metric decision for whether the element is substantively established.
- Climate resilience in African coastal areas
Policy/governance source
Rely on the metric decision for whether the element is substantively established.
- Delta Ministry of Environment Climate Change Department
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
- 4
Do published records show climate-related spending?
The published fiscal records did not provide enough detail to establish this amount.
Visible, incompleteDelta State Q4 2025 Budget Implementation ReportIs spending on renewable energy projects reported?
The published fiscal records did not provide enough detail to establish this amount.
Faint signalDelta State Q4 2025 Budget Implementation ReportIs 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 signalDelta 2024 audit report PDF
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 (4 documents)
- Delta State Q4 2025 Budget Implementation Report
Budget performance / expenditure source
- Delta State Q4 2025 Budget Implementation Report
Renewable-energy capital / execution source
- Delta 2024 audit report PDF
Recent Auditor-General report and audit-law context
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.
- Additional audit/fiscal/procurement document locations
Recent Auditor-General report and audit-law context
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.
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. Flood/water vulnerability and NEWMAP-EIB participation are context or delivery leads only.
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?
Fiscal references to climate action planning are 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)
- NEWMAP-EIB participating state in erosion/watershed programme
Federal/project source
Substantive source material is locally preserved. The evidence URL and retrieval route are documented.
- Mitigating the effects of climate change on water access and quality in Nigeria
UNICEF / story
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 Delta'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.
Water and resilient agriculture
Published records name water, sanitation or farming 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 Delta failed to act.
- 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.
- 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 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.