A five-year initiative aims to improve flood and drought preparedness across Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria, Chad and the Central African Republic.

The Lake Chad Basin Commission, World Meteorological Organization and Global Water Partnership Central Africa launched the project with an Adaptation Fund grant of US$ 11,665,500.

According to WMO, weather and climate hazards threaten more than 50 million people living in the basin.

The organisation reported that more than 48 flood and drought disasters affected the basin between 1970 and 2020, impacting over 31 million people and killing nearly 4,000.

The initiative is intended to strengthen water management and help communities receive and act on warnings earlier. A regional inception workshop in N’Djamena was scheduled for 28–29 October to establish implementation priorities and governance arrangements.