By Kayode Adebiyi

The Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC) has stated that it is collaborating with the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation (OSGoF) on data sharing to fulfil the commission’s mandate.

This is contained in a statement signed and made available by the Head, Press and Public Relations, Fatima Yusuf, on Wednesday in Abuja.

According to the statement, the Executive Director of NIWRMC, Dr Abdulmumini Aminu-Zaria, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to OSGOF.

Aminu-Zaria said his commission had identified areas of synergy and leverage on the expertise, knowledge, and data of OSGoF.

“We want to launch a joint pilot project in selected hydrological areas to test our collaboration models. We also want to accurately delineate and validate river basins and catchments using authoritative geospatial data.

“We need to conduct joint training and workshops to build capacity in modern geospatial and water management technologies to enable us to discharge our roles in capacity building,” he said.

The Executive Director emphasised the importance of authoritative boundary data to support the arbitration of water-related conflicts and disputes.

Responding, the Surveyor-General of the Federation, Abdulganiyu Adebomehin promised his office’s support to NIWRMC in providing technological equipment to gather accurate data for water resources management.

The NIWRMC was established in 2007 to ensure the efficient and equitable delivery of water for productive and sustainable domestic consumption, environmental benefit, and economic use. (NAN)
Edited by Ismail Abdulaziz