Niger State Governor, Farmer Governor Umar Mohammed Bago, is set to receive experts from myclimate Foundation, an international carbon project developer and market advisory partner from Germany, as the state intensifies efforts to attract climate finance and develop viable carbon-market projects.
The myclimate delegation is expected in Nigeria from August 23 to 28, 2026, for a technical feasibility mission aimed at assessing potential carbon project activities in Niger State and understanding the regulatory requirements for activities under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement.
The planned mission follows strategic discussions between myclimate, the Niger State Government and ICA Finance in Bonn, on the margins of the 64th session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA). The discussions focused on strengthening Niger State’s participation in international carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
In a statement issued by the Project Coordinator, Mallam Aliyu Umar, the visit will provide an opportunity to identify and assess some low-hanging carbon projects that could be undertaken in Niger State, while establishing the baseline conditions required to determine their technical and investment feasibility.
Umar said experts with different methodological expertise would undertake field assessments at selected locations, including at least three major solid-waste disposal dumpsites; remote farming and fishing settlements where solar photovoltaic (PV) mini-grids are unavailable or have not achieved full penetration; rice-cultivating areas; and at least three major public schools to assess their kitchens and cooking facilities.
The field assessments are expected to generate the data and information required to inform the design of potential carbon projects and establish a framework for cooperation between myclimate, the Niger State Government and prospective climate-finance and investment partners.
As part of the mission, the experts will also engage relevant federal institutions, including the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), the Office of the Presidential Special Envoy on Climate Change and the Office of the Presidential Special Adviser to the President on Climate Finance.
The programme will commence on Sunday, August 23, with the arrival of the myclimate delegation in Nigeria. On Monday, August 24, the team will engage the NCCC and relevant climate-change and climate-finance offices before travelling to Niger State and commencing the first project-site assessment.
On Tuesday, August 25, the delegation will hold stakeholder meetings in Niger State, followed by additional project visits on Wednesday, August 26. The mission will conclude its Niger State engagements on Thursday, August 27, with a debriefing involving state government officials and a strategic planning session towards COP31, before returning to Abuja.
The mission is expected to produce an assessment report on priority carbon-market projects in Niger State, expert assessments of feasible landfill and alternative waste-management carbon-project pathways, as well as an objective assessment of the state’s readiness to implement high-integrity carbon projects.
The visit represents a significant step towards Governor Bago’s vision of positioning Niger State as a leading destination for green investment, sustainable development, environmental protection and climate finance in Nigeria.
The Niger State Government is expected to facilitate access to relevant sites and stakeholders to enable the visiting experts to undertake the necessary assessments and collect baseline information that could support the development of bankable carbon and climate-finance opportunities across the state.