State
Kaduna
CAI asked 10 questions about climate implementation in Kaduna and read 17 public documents. Only 1 of those questions could be answered in full from the documents reviewed.
- Capital
- Kaduna
- Geopolitical zone
- North West
- Public documents reviewed
- 17
Primary climate risk
Seasonal flooding and erosion
Heavy rains cause river and urban flooding, and soil erosion reduces farmland productivity across the state.
Source (2025)What the public record covers
On the other questions the documents say something, but not enough to confirm the answer. CAI also read 83 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
The official ministry records current climate initiatives, a Commissioner, Permanent Secretary, senior management and designated climate desk officers across MDAs.
Is a climate policy or strategy published?
Kaduna State’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources hosts the state Climate Change Policy as an official resource and describes it as a comprehensive policy with action plans across sectors including agriculture, renewable energy and biodiversity. The Ministry is the named institutional locus for implementation.
Fully documentedClimate Change PolicyIs there a published law or order giving authority for climate action?
No authenticated in-force Kaduna climate legal instrument satisfying was retrieved in the public sources reviewed.
Nothing foundIs an institution responsible for climate work named and working?
The official ministry records current climate initiatives, a Commissioner, Permanent Secretary, senior management and designated climate desk officers across MDAs. This demonstrates coordination but does not by itself assemble a formally mandated dedicated climate unit with identified staff and a current output for this measure.
Visible, incompleteClimate Change Policy Implementation Framework Validation
Where the public record stops
- To establish this fully, retrieve/final-check the adopted implementation matrix with time-bound actions, owners, measurable performance indicators, explicit costing/funding or budget linkage, plus official progress/review evidence within 24 months.
Documents behind policy (5 documents)
- Climate Change Policy
Policy/governance source
No provision-level document links established from the preserved public text.
- Climate Change Policy Implementation Framework Validation
Policy/governance source
Rely on the metric decision for whether the element is substantively established.
- About Us / Resource Center
Policy/governance source
Rely on the metric decision for whether the element is substantively established.
- NEWMAP-EIB. Participating state in €175m erosion/watershed programme
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
- 5
Do published records show climate-related spending?
The published fiscal records did not provide enough detail to establish this amount.
Visible, incompleteKaduna State BIR Publication 2025 Q4 CRIs spending on renewable energy projects reported?
The published fiscal records did not provide enough detail to establish this amount.
Visible, incompleteKaduna State BIR Publication 2025 Q4 CRIs 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.
Visible, incompleteKaduna documents library
83 of the 83 climate-relevant budget and expenditure lines published by Kaduna could be sorted into a theme from the wording of the line. Each bar counts line items, not naira.
Flood, erosion, drainage
22 lines
Renewable energy, electricity
21 lines
Climate governance, cross-cutting
14 lines
Waste, pollution, methane
13 lines
Forestry, land restoration
10 lines
Water, resilient agriculture
3 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
- 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 (5 documents)
- Kaduna State Documents Library. 2025 Q4 CR
Budget performance / expenditure source
- Embedded-url
Budget performance / expenditure source
- Kaduna State BIR Publication 2025 Q4 CR
Budget performance / expenditure source
- Kaduna State BIR Publication 2025 Q4 CR
Renewable-energy capital / execution source
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.
Visible, incompleteKaduna implements climate action planIs the number of people helped to cope with climate impacts measured?
OGP/LAPA and solar-water-pump pilot sources located. The public sources reviewed do not set out unique direct beneficiaries.
Visible, incompleteKaduna implements climate action planIs 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.
Visible, incompleteKaduna implements climate action planWere stated targets met?
Local adaptation and OGP climate commitments visible. No due 2025 result against the target established.
Visible, incompleteKaduna implements climate action plan
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)
- Kaduna implements climate action plan
Open Government Partnership
Substantive source material is locally preserved. The evidence URL and retrieval route are documented.
- Local Adaptation Plan of Action for Kaduna State
Civil society / plan
Substantive source material is locally preserved. The evidence URL and retrieval route are documented.
- Global Program on Sustainability. Implementing Country: Nigeria
World Bank
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 Kaduna'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 Kaduna 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
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.
- 03
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.
- 04
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.
- 05
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.