The United Nations Children’s Fund with support from the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, on Tuesday, commenced the implementation of a Climate Resilient Infrastructure for Basic Services project in Katsina State.
The project aimed at strengthening water and sanitation facilities in schools and primary healthcare centres against the effects of climate change.
Speaking during an inception meeting in Katsina, UNICEF Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Specialist in Kano Field Office, Uba Lawal, said the project would involve the retrofitting and rehabilitation of facilities to enable them withstand climate-related hazards such as floods, droughts, heat stress and windstorms.
Lawal explained that the initiative seeks to ensure the continuity of learning and healthcare services even during adverse weather conditions.
“We are here in Katsina to conduct an inception meeting of a project that is being funded by the British government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. It is called CRIBS, which stands
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