Nigeria, Nov. 4 -- The Lake Chad Basin faces multiple challenges, including Boko Haram terrorism, community conflicts and poverty. On top of this, it is being hit by unprecedented flooding.

Stronger resilience - which refers to the ability of affected communities to recover, adapt, anticipate, and resist - is vital in addressing these issues. Water retention infrastructure offers a sustainable solution that could help build resilience to flooding, terrorism and conflict, and sustain livelihoods.

Severe flooding affected the region in 2016, 2020, 2022 and 2024. In 2024 alone, over 236,025 people were impacted, with more than 250 deaths and the loss of 1,678 head of livestock in five of the eight Boko Haram-affected provinces across Camer...