{"version":"1","article":{"id":"nigeria-kaduna-mariga-catchment-assessment-2026","slug":"nigeria-kaduna-mariga-catchment-assessment-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/nigeria-kaduna-mariga-catchment-assessment-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-kaduna-mariga-catchment-assessment-2026?lang=en","title":"Kaduna-Mariga catchment plan covers 2.65 million hectares and 11 million people","summary":"ACReSAL’s technical assessment highlighted low groundwater yields, erosion and resource competition across a basin spanning six Nigerian states.","category":"agriculture","region":"world","topics":["statistics"],"published_at":"2026-10-22T05:34:35+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-22T05:34:35+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-19","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"ACReSAL","url":"https://acresal.gov.ng/fix-and-go-wont-work-dr-agene-data-driven-restoration-targets-11-million-people-across-2-65-million-hectare-kaduna-mariga-catchment/","publishedAt":"2026-10-19","checkedAt":"2026-10-22"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/nigeria-kaduna-mariga-catchment-assessment-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-kaduna-mariga-catchment-assessment-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/nigeria-kaduna-mariga-catchment-assessment-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-kaduna-mariga-catchment-assessment-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/nigeria-kaduna-mariga-catchment-assessment-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-kaduna-mariga-catchment-assessment-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/nigeria-kaduna-mariga-catchment-assessment-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-kaduna-mariga-catchment-assessment-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/nigeria-kaduna-mariga-catchment-assessment-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-kaduna-mariga-catchment-assessment-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"reported-indicators","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Kaduna-Mariga havzası planı 2,65 milyon hektarı ve 11 milyon kişiyi kapsıyor","en":"Kaduna-Mariga catchment plan covers 2.65 million hectares and 11 million people","ar":"خطة حوض كادونا-ماريغا تشمل 2.65 مليون هكتار و11 مليون نسمة","fr":"Le plan du bassin Kaduna-Mariga couvre 2,65 millions d’hectares et 11 millions d’habitants","es":"El plan de la cuenca Kaduna-Mariga abarca 2,65 millones de hectáreas y 11 millones de personas"},"description":{"tr":"ACReSAL’ın teknik değerlendirmesi altı eyalete yayılan havzada düşük yeraltı suyu verimi, erozyon ve kaynak rekabeti risklerine dikkat çekti.","en":"ACReSAL’s technical assessment highlighted low groundwater yields, erosion and resource competition across a basin spanning six Nigerian states.","ar":"سلط تقييم ACReSAL الفني الضوء على انخفاض إنتاجية المياه الجوفية والتعرية والتنافس على الموارد في حوض يمتد عبر ست ولايات نيجيرية.","fr":"L’évaluation technique d’ACReSAL relève de faibles débits souterrains, l’érosion et la concurrence pour les ressources dans un bassin réparti sur six États nigérians.","es":"La evaluación técnica de ACReSAL señaló bajos caudales de agua subterránea, erosión y competencia por recursos en una cuenca de seis estados nigerianos."},"methodology":{"tr":"ACReSAL teknik değerlendirmesi; duyuru günü tarihlenmiştir, saha ölçüm zamanı verilmemiştir. Alan ve öncelik sınıflandırmasıdır; tamamlanan yatırım veya onarılan alanı göstermez.","en":"ACReSAL technical assessment, dated by announcement because field measurement timing is unspecified. These are area and priority classifications, not completed investment or restored land."},"sourceUrls":["https://acresal.gov.ng/fix-and-go-wont-work-dr-agene-data-driven-restoration-targets-11-million-people-across-2-65-million-hectare-kaduna-mariga-catchment/"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-22T04:27:41+03:00","items":[{"label":{"tr":"Havza alanı","en":"Catchment area"},"value":2654398,"unit":"hectares","period":"2026-10-19","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"catchment-area","unitCode":"hectare","geography":"nigeria-kaduna-mariga","frequency":"irregular","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"announcement-date"}},{"label":{"tr":"Yüksek öncelikli müdahale alanı payı","en":"High-priority intervention area share"},"value":12.03,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-10-19","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"high-priority-intervention-area-share","unitCode":"percent","geography":"nigeria-kaduna-mariga","frequency":"irregular","aggregation":"rate","periodRole":"announcement-date"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"reported-indicators","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"reported-indicators","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-kaduna-mariga-catchment-assessment-2026/data/reported-indicators?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-kaduna-mariga-catchment-assessment-2026/data/reported-indicators?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["An ACReSAL update on 19 October described planning discussions for the Kaduna-Mariga catchment. It covers 2,654,398 hectares, 38 local government areas and 111 federal wards across six states; the project estimates that about 11 million people live in the catchment.","The technical briefing reported groundwater yields below 2 litres per second in some upper-catchment areas and 4–8 litres per second in the lower basin. High-priority intervention zones cover approximately 12.03% of the catchment. The source identifies water security, mining governance and landscape restoration needs; it does not report completed investments."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"ACReSAL’s technical assessment highlighted low groundwater yields, erosion and resource competition across a basin spanning six Nigerian states.\n\nAn ACReSAL update on 19 October described planning discussions for the Kaduna-Mariga catchment. It covers 2,654,398 hectares, 38 local government areas and 111 federal wards across six states; the project estimates that about 11 million people live in the catchment.\n\nThe technical briefing reported groundwater yields below 2 litres per second in some upper-catchment areas and 4–8 litres per second in the lower basin. High-priority intervention zones cover approximately 12.03% of the catchment. The source identifies water security, mining governance and landscape restoration needs; it does not report completed investments.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"}}}