Nigeria-UK PACT

UK PACT is partnering with Nigeria to support the implementation of its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and deliver ambitious action on climate mitigation.

The programme is supporting projects that use technical assistance to improve key capabilities, helping Nigeria to accelerate its low-carbon transition and maximise emissions reductions.

Gender, Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) considerations form an integral part of the Nigeria-UK PACT Programme. They work to increase opportunities for women, promote equality for marginalised groups, and reduce discrimination as a co-benefit of its climate mitigation projects.

Call for Proposals

 

Climate Policy and Governance sector

The Nigeria-UK PACT Climate Policy and Governance sector Call for Proposals is now live. The deadline for submitting proposals is on 3 April 2025 at 17:00 (WAT)/ 16:00 (UTC).

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Clean Energy Transition sector

The Nigeria-UK PACT Clean Energy Transition sector Call for Proposals is now live. wThe deadline for submitting proposals is on 4th April 2025 at 17:00 (WAT)/ 16:00 (UTC)

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Portfolio of projects

The current Nigeria-UK PACT portfolio consists of projects across two sectors:

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What are the focus areas?

The focus areas of Nigeria-UK PACT have been selected to complement the mitigation targets of Nigeria’s recent NDC and fund projects that will have a significant impact on high-priority sectors for Nigeria's low-carbon transition. Nigeria-UK PACT is supporting projects that propose innovative ways to accelerate energy efficiency and encourage nature-based solutions.

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Accelerating energy efficiency

As Nigeria becomes more prosperous and its population grows, more housing and home products will be needed. Projects responding to this focus area will help enable the financing and adoption of healthier, more energy efficient and sustainable buildings and appliances by boosting knowledge, awareness and expertise amongst key stakeholders at national and sub-national level.

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Nature-based solutions

Nigerian ecosystems (such as mangroves in the Niger-Delta) are constantly under threat from climate change, impacting the wellbeing and resilience of the millions of citizens whose livelihoods depend on farming and fisheries. Agriculture, forestry and land-use account for about 25% of total emissions, making Nature-Based Solutions another priority area in Nigeria’s NDC. Projects in this area will help accelerate the adoption of sustainable land management practices that have a climate mitigation impact.

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Assuring Forest-positive Exports from Nigeria: A Regional Demonstration

Ecometrica

CATEGORY: Nature-based solutions

This project aims to accelerate decision-support for emissions reductions from deforestation, degradation and land-use in Nigeria and increase ambitions for the NDC. The focus will be to also provide recommendations and sharing experiences with Ghana to design and adopt sustainable business models for monitoring and assuring forest-positive commodities.

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Mangrove restoration and social protection for fisheries and forestry dependent coastal communities of Nigeria

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

CATEGORY: Nature-based solutions

This project is focusing on rehabilitation of coastal ecosystems and increasing climate resilience of mangrove ecosystems and their dependent - Forest and fisheries communities. The project will promote conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services and ensure that communities in and around the Cross-River State have improved social protection through alternative nature-based livelihoods.

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Electricity supply outage reduction via smart sensors and interconnected mini-grids

Nortech Management Limited, Nigeria

CATEGORY: Clean energy transition

Smart communication in mini-grids and remote monitoring of electricity networks in Nigeria to improve energy access, electricity supply availability, and network stability for underserved communities.

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Harnessing benefits for climate change mitigation through irrigation-free indigenous tree establishment in Nigeria

University of Leeds, Nigeria

CATEGORY: Nature-based solutions

This project aims to create improved capacity and awareness among policy-makers, decision-makers and smallholders of environmental benefits associated with non-irrigated indigenous tree planting.

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Unlocking Renewable Embedded Generation in Nigeria

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), Nigeria

CATEGORY: Clean energy transition

This project will work with a range of stakeholders in Nigeria to develop a data-driven template for developing and expanding community impacts of renewable energy projects in the future.The project will also use geospatial data and identify pilot locations where the proposed methodology can be implemented.

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UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) is a unique capacity-building programme. Jointly governed and funded by the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) through the UK's International Climate Finance, it works in partnership with countries with high emissions reduction potential to support them to implement and increase their ambitions for tackling climate change.

 

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