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Osun

CAI asked 10 questions about climate implementation in Osun and read 21 public documents. None of those questions could be answered in full from the documents reviewed.

Capital
Osogbo
Geopolitical zone
South West
Public documents reviewed
21

Population

Projected population · 4.44 million (2022)

Source

Primary climate risk

Flooding and erosion

Intense rainfall drives river and urban flooding with soil erosion that damages farmland and roads.

Source (2011)

What the public record covers

On every question the documents say something, but never enough to confirm the answer. CAI also read 68 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 deeper sweep found an official Osun climate-office chronology and news record stating that a 10-year Climate Action Plan was formally launched in 2025, alongside a Climate-Smart Investment Portfolio and draft renewable-energy policy.

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

    The public sources reviewed did not include authenticated Osun climate law/regulation/executive instrument meeting.

    Nothing found
  • Is an institution responsible for climate work named and working?

    Osun's official climate office describes itself as the state's dedicated climate action agency, names Prof. Chinwe Obuaku-Igwe as DG/Special Envoy, and records 2025 policy launches, MDA climate-desk deployment, greenhouse gas-inventory initiation and programme outputs.

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
10
  • Do published records show climate-related spending?

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

  • Is spending on renewable energy projects reported?

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

  • 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.

What the published budget lines are about

35 of the 68 climate-relevant budget and expenditure lines published by Osun could be sorted into a theme from the wording of the line. Each bar counts line items, not naira.

  • Waste, pollution, methane

    23 lines

  • Renewable energy, electricity

    6 lines

  • Flood, erosion, drainage

    4 lines

  • Forestry, land restoration

    2 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 (10 documents)

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. Climate-plan and renewable/minigrid leads do not expose direct unique 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?

    10-year Climate Action Plan and binding target language located. No 2025 due target actual 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)

Climate work named in the documents

These are the kinds of climate work named in Osun'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.

  • 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 Osun 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 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.

  3. 03

    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.

  4. 04

    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.

  5. 05

    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.