State
Zamfara
CAI asked 10 questions about climate implementation in Zamfara and read 19 public documents. None of those questions could be answered in full from the documents reviewed.
- Capital
- Gusau
- Geopolitical zone
- North West
- Public documents reviewed
- 19
Primary climate risk
Drought and desertification
Advancing dryland conditions and erratic rainfall weaken rain-fed farming, grazing land and water supply.
Source (2024)What the public record covers
On every question the documents say something, but never enough to confirm the answer. CAI also read 53 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
- 3
Is a climate policy or strategy published?
Zamfara’s official website hosts a 'ZAMFARA CLIMATE CHANGE' policy document with Zamfara-specific ministry/monitoring and evaluation language, actions, indicators and budgets. However, the same document’s implementation section states that 'Sokoto State has adopted' the policy-development approach, creating a material jurisdiction/template-integrity concern.
Faint signalZAMFARA CLIMATE CHANGE / Climate Policy documentIs there a published law or order giving authority for climate action?
The public sources reviewed did not include authenticated Zamfara climate law/regulation/executive instrument meeting.
Nothing foundIs an institution responsible for climate work named and working?
Zamfara’s official Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources lists climate change among strategic areas and current programmes, while ZEPA operates as an official environmental agency.
Visible, incompleteZAMFARA CLIMATE CHANGE / Climate Policy document
Where the public record stops
- Review the full official document and adoption record.
Documents behind policy (3 documents)
- ZAMFARA CLIMATE CHANGE / Climate Policy document
Policy/governance source
Rely on the metric decision for whether the element is substantively established.
- Policies and Strategic Plans
Policy/governance source
Rely on the metric decision for whether the element is substantively established.
- Zamfara Environmental Protection Agency
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, incompleteBudget & Finance. Q4 2025 BPR and 2025 Audited Financial StatementIs 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.
Visible, incompleteZamfara financial statements page
27 of the 53 climate-relevant budget and expenditure lines published by Zamfara could be sorted into a theme from the wording of the line. Each bar counts line items, not naira.
Waste, pollution, methane
9 lines
Forestry, land restoration
9 lines
Water, resilient agriculture
3 lines
Climate governance, cross-cutting
3 lines
Renewable energy, electricity
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
- 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)
- Budget & Finance. Q4 2025 BPR and 2025 Audited Financial Statement
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. ZACADEP and land restoration programme records do not expose unique 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?
ZACADEP/land restoration programme and policy sources 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)
- GCA collaboration with IsDB on climate resilience and agricultural value-chain development in Zamfara
Global Center on Adaptation / IsDB
Substantive source material is locally preserved. The evidence URL and retrieval route are documented.
- Zamfara land restoration programme overview
Project / official
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 Zamfara'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.
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 Zamfara 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.